DONALD TRUMP FINED IN PALM BEACH

Property tycoon Donald Trump has been fined $16,250 for breaking several codes and ordinances in Palm Beach, Fla., by flying a supersized American flag atop an 80-foot flagpole. Town officials voted six to one Thursday to hit "The Apprentice" star with a $1,250 fine for each day he's flown the flag since January 6. Last month, Trump filed a $25 million lawsuit against the town, claiming its ordinances violate his right to "free speech and expression." Trump fumes, "They want me to pay a daily fee for the privilege to fly the American flag, or preferably, they want me to rip it down. I'm just not going to do it." However, Martin Fried of the town's Code Enforcement Board tells the New York Daily News, "I think Mr. Trump, the property owner, picked this fight. I think he's been provocative."