Trump’s rich Florida neighbors fume as diverted flights make residential noise 'unbearable'

President Donald Trump continues to infuriate his wealthy Mar-a-Lago neighbors in Palm Beach, Florida, with the "unbearable" noise of diverted flights, according to Bloomberg, even when he is not visiting the resort.

In October, Trump's Federal Aviation Administration barred all flights over Mar-a-Lago at less than 2,000 feet, forcing flights taking off from the nearby Palm Beach International Airport to divert over other nearby neighborhoods. While it has been common practice in the past for the airspace over a place the president is visiting to be restricted, Trump has gone a step further, requiring the rule to remain in place even when he is not in Mar-a-Lago. According to Bloomberg, the decision may stem from a longstanding personal grievance, as the president has been complaining about the sound of low-altitude planes over his resort since the 1980s.

Speaking with Bloomberg about the situation for a report published Monday, Alexandra Kauka, who lives in the wealthy "estate section" neighborhood of Palm Beach just two miles north of Mar-a-Lago, called the noise “unbearable” and added that “you can no longer enjoy your existence outdoors.”

“The president wants to be well-liked here, and that’s hard to accomplish for him in Palm Beach at the moment,” she said. “It’s just reckless and unnecessary.”

According to Bloomberg, Kauka is part of a group within the neighborhood quietly seething over the issue and prepping potential legal action to combat it.

"They’re speaking with attorneys and placing expensive noise monitors throughout the island and across the waterway to collect data, which the group's anonymous organizer is publishing at PBInoise.com," Bloomberg explained. "The site tracks daily noise from planes, ranks loudest days and frequency of flights to 'help the viewer understand how serious an impact the noise from plane traffic that has been routed away from Mar-a-Lago is having on residents.'"

Affected neighbors have accused Trump of abusing his power as president to address a "personal problem," alleging that the airspace restriction has nothing to do with security, and everything to do with attempts to bolster Mar-a-Lago's property value and keep soot from dusting its patios.

As Bloomberg noted, this airspace issue is just one of the headaches Palm Beach residents have had to deal with because of Trump. During his visits to the resort, they have been faced with gridlocked traffic and road closures to accommodate his presence. Similar pathway restrictions also hamper boaters in the city's waterways. All these frustrations are exacerbated by the fact that Palm Beach County still leans Democratic politically.