Marine Commandant angry with Florida unit that booked gala at Trump's Mar-a-Lago

U.S. Marine Commandant General David H. Berger of the Marine Corps is angry with one of his units in South Florida after the unit planned to hold its annual military ball at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Newsweek has learned.

The four-star general is upset with leaders of 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) in West Palm Beach, Florida, from an optics standpoint after the unit booked its annual gala at Mar-a-Lago to celebrate the 244th anniversary of the Marines' founding, said two Defense Department sources who spoke to Newsweek on Friday under condition of anonymity due to Pentagon media restrictions.

A story published in The Miami Herald late Thursday night reported that the unit had posted the location of the ball on Evensi, an events website. The link to purchase tickets was removed as of Friday.

A Google-cached version of the page shows the event was scheduled to be hosted at Mar-a-Lago on November 16, 2019, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

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"Since 10 November 1775, United States Marines have been forged in toil, fire, and blood; we, today's Marines, are the manifestation of nearly two and a half centuries of their sweat and sacrifice," said the event posting.

"This November, let us together express our gratitude to those who came before, honor the devotion of those who gave the full measure, and revel in the Company of our brothers and sisters who live to defend the Constitution for one more day."