So you think you had it rough on your gap year, serving beer to drunk Ozzies in London?

Think again, because some poor Saffas are being forced to feed Donald Trump well done steaks with tomato sauce on the side.

Yes, that’s how the monster likes his meat cooked.

We have written before about how Donald doesn’t seem to apply his ‘America First’ mantra to Mar-a-Lago and other businesses he runs (one out of 144 workers), but now it’s emerged that he’s fond of hiring a South African or three.

FT Weekend wrote a piece that went inside Mar-a-Lago, with the help of Newsmax chief Chris Ruddy, and it sheds some interesting light on life inside Trump’s ‘Winter White House’.

First up, why Ruddy has the inside scoop:

Ruddy holds a curious position in the Trump universe. A fellow New Yorker, he has known Donald Trump for two decades, and is a regular confidant…

Courtesy of his friendship with Trump, Ruddy [above] is also now a political player, whose views are sought by journalists, ambassadors and even politicians, desperate for insight into the apparently chaotic mind of the president. On occasion, he has been known to take his guests at Mar-a-Lago over to Trump’s table for a chat.

Journalist Gideon Rachman and Ruddy make their way into Mar-a-Lago, and here’s some of what was served up:

Ruddy and I return to the patio restaurant, where about 20 wrought-iron, glass-topped tables are arranged under sun umbrellas. About half the tables are full. We are shown to a place set for two in the shade. He points to the table just along from us. “That’s where the president usually sits when he eats here.”

…The president’s use of Mar-a-Lago as a second office has led to suggestions that any foreign intelligence agency worth its salt will be working on getting its agents jobs as waiters. Ruddy tells me that most of the waiting staff are from South Africa or Romania. Our waitress, Erin, who does indeed have a South African accent, comes by and remarks cheerily that Ruddy always eats the same thing — “salmon well done, with mashed potato on the side”…On Erin’s recommendation, we order two glasses of Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc.

Who is this Erin? She’s probably had to sign a non-disclosure agreement, as every female who comes within 50 feet of Trump tends to, but I bet she has a story or two tucked up her sleeve.

Wonder if she ever asks him about this tweet:

She makes one further appearance in the story:

Erin comes by with the menus but Ruddy informs me he’s not a dessert person. It is time to settle up. “Normally I would just get up and leave,” my host says, but agrees to arrange for me to follow FT rules and pay the bill.

As long as you tipped Erin, because any female who works at a Trump resort deserves danger pay.

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[source:ftweekend]