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, the former president of the United States is presumably conferring with attorneys and family, planning strategy for his April 4 appearance in Manhattan to face 30-something charges handed down by a grand jury on March 30.
But if Donald Trump ever has any fears, ever needs any support, ever has any doubts, he only need look through his backyard to 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….