Coast Guard: Paddlers can use Potomac near Trump golf course

[nitpicker]

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/coast-guard-paddlers-can-use-potomac-near-trump-golf-course/

Coast Guard: Paddlers can use Potomac near Trump golf course

Originally published July 25, 2017 at 8:33 am | Updated July 25, 2017 at 9:24 am

By MATTHEW DALY
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kayakers, paddleboarders and other active groups can continue to use the Potomac River near a Virginia golf course owned by President Donald Trump, the commandant of the Coast Guard said Tuesday.

The Coast Guard has been closing a 2-mile section of the river when Trump is at his golf course, prompting protests from boaters and other groups, including a group of wounded veterans who use the area for therapy. Two Democratic lawmakers questioned the need to close the river to accommodate Trump. Adm. Paul Zukunft said he and other officials listened to the complaints, “and we are making accommodations for the public.” As long as river enthusiasts stay on the Maryland side of the river, they can continue to use canoes, kayaks and other watercraft, Zukunft told lawmakers at a House hearing on Tuesday.

Zukunft said he flew over the area near the Sterling, Virginia, golf course — 25 miles north of the White House — last weekend, after receiving complaints about the river closures. “We can make an accommodation here,” he told lawmakers.
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[gordianot]

1. Trump has one real talent at which he is the total master without peer.

He is the Grand Master "arrogant prick" all others regardless of gender and orientation fall short in virtual if not actual physical comparison.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

2. Paddlers can use Potomac near Trump golf course

What about floggers and handcuffs?

Fifty Shades of Bullshit.

[Old Terp]

3. And as it happens, the whole river is in the State of Maryland.

So both sides of the river are the Maryland side. Also, Trump* cut down many, many trees illegally to provide a river view for his golfers. He is the one who created any risk factors. Again, he should be playing golf at Andrews or Fort Myers. Both facilities are secure. The American taxpayers should not be spending our dollars to enrich the #$@% when a secure US government course is available. If he wants to use his property, he should personally pay for ALL expenses above what would be spent on golfing at a military base.

[alarimer]

4. No. Only the river is in MD.

The south shore is Virginia.