In 2003, Mr Trump installed his coat of arms on the club's walls without approval, while in 1999 the town halted recording of a television show in the grounds because of a commercial filming ban. Mr Trump says that if he wins the lawsuit, he wants any money awarded to go to servicemen returning from Iraq. Jack McDonald, Palm Beach's mayor, has said that while he was "impressed with his patriotism", he considered Mr Trump's flag "a little bit out of scale with the neighbourhood".