PALM BEACH, Fla.—Debbie Macchia comes to the Southern Boulevard Bridge to wave flags, sing patriotic songs, and enjoy a fellowship she’s never felt before.
Less than 100 yards away is Mar-a-Lago, with its bougainvillea-draped pink walls and Spanish tile rooftops. Its waterfront coconut palms sway in the bright, breezy afternoon sun.
Somewhere within the 17-acre residence–resort, former President Donald Trump is presumably conferring with attorneys and family, planning strategy for his April 4 appearance in Manhattan to face what are said to be 30-something charges in the indictment issued against him by a grand jury on March 30.
But if Trump ever has any concerns, ever needs any support, or ever has any doubts, he only needs to look through his backyard toward the Southern Boulevard Bridge, a three-quarter-mile span that traverses Lake Worth Lagoon, the Intercoastal Waterway, and Bingham Island to link West Palm Beach with Palm Beach….}