Trump invited to get $54,000 in unclaimed property. Florida CFO says money could help fight 'very, very nasty people'

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The state of Florida has $54,000 with former President Donald Trump’s name on it.

The money, held by the state’s Division of Unclaimed Property, might not seem like a lot amid the $100 million that the former president has reportedly paid in legal bills since leaving office in 2021.

Then again, every bit of money helps, right?

Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, wants to help Trump. A few months after his legislative bill to create a $5 million pool to help pay Trump’s legal bills was shot down by a veto threat from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Patronis sent “President Trump” a fawning letter inviting him to claim his money.

“There are some very, very nasty people coming after you, and every dollar matters in your efforts to fight back against these radical state attorneys who have weaponized the courts,” Patronis wrote in a letter bearing the Chief Financial Officer seal.

“We need you and your team to have every resource possible to get through these BS charges so you can get back to work in Making America Great Again!”

The Division of Unclaimed Property is where money and goods go when their owners forget about them. Most of it is turned over by banks, insurance and utility companies, according to the Department of Financial Services’ website.

Patronis explained that the division conducted a search for unclaimed property using the term TRUMP and discovered more than $54,000 “to be claimed by you, your family, and your businesses or properties throughout the state of Florida.”

He invited Trump to visit the website FLTreasureHunt.gov or contact him personally.

“I would be happy to process any and all requests so that we can return your unclaimed property to you as soon as possible,” Patronis wrote. “My door is always open, and my phone is ready to take your call.”

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