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Former President Donald Trump’s large Florida estates, including his Mar-a-Lago club and various golf resorts, lie outside the expected route. Hurricane MiltonA Category 5 storm is expected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week.

But the Sarasota offices of Truth Social’s parent company, Trump Media, were in the storm’s expected line of sight.

Mar-a-Lago Trump International Golf Club in west palm beach and Trump National Golf Club All of Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County. this Trump National Doral Hotel Miami Located in Miami-Dade County.

Neither area is within the National Weather Service’s forecast for Milton, although those forecasts could change in the coming days.

Still, officials declared a local state of emergency Both countyis also under a flood watch. As developments are expected along Milton’s path, residents are encouraged to make evacuation plans and have disaster relief kits ready.

The Truth Society office, meanwhile, is within the area where Milton is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast late Wednesday.

Trump is the company’s largest shareholder Trump Mediaa listed company that mainly operates the Truth Social platform.

in a Filing in August The company told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has cut some expenses by lowering rent costs. However, its latest disclosed information shows that Submitted on October 4th, A Sarasota address and area phone number are listed as the company’s principal executive office.

Trump Media did not immediately respond to CNBC’s questions about the office, how many employees work there, how often and how the company is preparing for Milton. The former president does not personally own the Sarasota office property.

Milton Currently under construction in the Gulf of Mexico, winds are increasing hour by hour, with wind speeds remaining at 175 mph. It is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday.

“Time is running out,” Keith Turley, acting director of response and recovery for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told reporters Monday. “Today and tomorrow are the remaining preparations before landing.”

Although Trump’s Florida properties appear to be safe so far, the storm has disrupted some of his campaign plans.

The Republican presidential candidate is scheduled to tape a town hall in Miami on Tuesday with major Spanish-language television broadcaster Univision. But as Milton’s campaign intensified, the campaign decided to reschedule the taping for next Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Trump’s Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, will tape her own independent Univision town hall in Nevada on Thursday.

Milton is expected to arrive in the southeastern United States later Wednesday, as Hurricane Helene is a Category 4 storm that has devastated Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.