Florida Man Flies Banner With Special Message for Trump Over Mar-a-Lago

A Florida man who hired a pilot to fly a special banner for former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach said it was also a message to Trump's supporters.

Self-proclaimed Democratic activist and critic of Trump Thomas Kennedy said he and a group of friends from Miami paid $1,800 to have the banner flown over the residence.

The banner, which read "Ha Ha Ha..." was flown over the residence for three hours on Wednesday.

"We think Trump is a bully," Kennedy told Newsweek. "So we wanted to give him a taste of his own medicine while also having a little fun ourselves."

The banner was sighted just days after the FBI announced a raid on the former president's residence on Monday.

The FBI Search

Two senior government officials told Newsweek that the "raid" on Mar-a-Lago was largely based on information from an FBI confidential human source who was able to identify where Trump was hiding classified documents.

The anonymous officials said the search was "deliberately timed" to happen when Trump was away from the residence.

While few details have been shared about the search, it is believed to be part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged removal and destruction of classified White House records after Trump left office in January 2021.

But with so little information and Trump posting a statement through his Truth Social that the "siege" was "unannounced," his supporters began gathering to protest in front of the Palm Beach property.

The Banner

Kennedy, who was responsible for organizing the flight for the banner, said it was a message not only for Trump but also for the people protesting on the road in front of the property and bridge that connects the island to other parts of Palm Beach.

"To the Trump supporters still gathered outside Mar-a-Lago, do something better with your time than defending a billionaire grifter who doesn't care about you," Kennedy said on Twitter.

Kennedy also had a message to the people calling him out for spending $1,800 on the banner.

"Everybody has a right to their opinion. But you know, it's my money," Kennedy said. "I get to use it how I want and I thought it was a good use of money: trolling who I think is a criminal disgrace, twice impeached president that continues to hurt our country and our democratic process."

Kennedy gave another reason why he felt the money was well spent: "We were supporting a small business, this airplane vendor company," he said. "So you know what? I don't regret it."

Videos posted online showed supporters in their vehicles with Trump signs while individuals on the sidewalk fly flags in solidarity.

"This is how you treat wannabe authoritarians like Trump. You ridicule and mock them," Kennedy said in another tweet.

In a social media post made Monday evening, Trump called the FBI search a "weaponization of the Justice System" and "an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don't want me to run for President in 2024."

He also referred to the FBI's search as "prosecutorial misconduct" and "assault."

Newsweek reached out to Thomas Kennedy and Donald Trump for comment.