President Trump could be on track to triple Obama's time on the golf course

[babylonsister]

http://www.wptv.com/news/national/president-trump-could-be-on-track-to-triple-obama-s-time-on-the-golf-course


President Trump could be on track to triple Obama's time on the golf course
CNN
7:58 AM, Nov 26, 2017
2 hours ago
Rob Carr


President Donald Trump could be on track to spend as much as triple the time former President Barack Obama did on the golf course in his first year in office -- and to play more than former President George W. Bush did in eight years in office.

Trump spent Saturday at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, marking the 81st day that the President has visited one of his golf courses -- and his fourth straight day at a club. A law enforcement source said Trump played with golf legend Jack Nicklaus, a longtime supporter of the President.

It is unclear, however, whether Trump golfs each day he visits a course or how many rounds he plays when he does. White House aides rarely confirm that the President is golfing, but Trump did so himself on Friday, announcing that he was playing with golfing stars Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson.

By comparison, Obama played 333 rounds of golf during his eight years in office and at this point in the first year of his term had played 26 rounds, according to Mark Knoller of CBS News, who keeps detailed statistics of presidencies.

Knoller told CNN that Bush played only 24 rounds of golf as President and stopped playing golf after October 13, 2003, after he was criticized for golfing while the nation was at war. At this point in his presidency, Bush had golfed seven times.

Many Americans -- and more than a few presidents -- play golf. Trump's golf outings are notable only because he repeatedly mocked Obama for the time he spent on the golf course and said he wouldn't have time if he were elected president.

"If I win I may never see my property -- I may never see these places again," Trump said at an August 2016 event. "But because I'm going to be working for you, I'm not going to have time to go golfing, believe me. Believe me. Believe me, folks."

[Achilleaze]

1. How many millions are the republicans charging taxpayers?

This sucks. The republicans are squandering millions - hell, maybe even billions - of our tax dollars so Donnie Two Scoops* can play with his freaking putter.

republicans owe American taxpayers a huge freaking rebate for this boondoggle to please a so-called "billionaire" with fatcat golden, gourmet, goof-off goodies. Totally sucks.

The ripoff republican owe Americans a huge rebate.

* aka Comrade Casino, republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[JHB]

2. No, not just remarkable because of what he said (lied) during the campaign...

...but also because he's pushing taxpayer money into his own pocket on every trip. Every fee, every rental, every accommodation, every meal, right down to his two scoops of ice cream pays him. The more he golfs, the more he soaks.

That was never true for any previous president, no matter how golf-happy.

On edit: And remember: that's all true not only for him, but everyone who travels with him: staff, Secret Service, press, everybody. Plus all the people who joined his clubs for a chance to butter him up and get something. Each one means more rake-off for him.

[bearsfootball516]

3. I don't understand how that's not an impeachable offense

He's clearly using the presidency to line the pockets of his personal businesses, and he's not even trying to hide it.

[JHB]

4. It is, but IOKIYAR

[keithbvadu2]

11. Trump started his Presidency by lying before God with his hand on the Bible.

Trump started his Presidency by lying before God with his hand on the Bible.

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Emoluments

[dalton99a]

5. This very night before a rooster crows, Donald Trump will say 'Believe me' three times...

[Phoenix61]

6. I'd be willing to chip in to keep him on the golf course

and out of the White House. I'm thankful he is a lazy, incompetent ass. Anything to minimize the damage he is doing to our country.

[jmowreader]

14. His minions are more evil than he is

The issue with sending Trump to play golf all the time is his minions could unify Congress into passing these disastrous bills.

[Fred Sanders]

7. The Deplorables will be offended that silly liberals think it outrageous a white man golfs' more

a black man. They see no hypocrisy only the natural order of things.

Evil incarnate, all of them.

[eppur_se_muova]

8. When 45 says "believe me", it's a command. He's not saying it's true, just that you are to believe.

I've never heard of anyone who uses the phrase "believe me" more often, nor anyone who is less worthy of believing. It's a phrase he uses solely for manipulation, hoping to convince his listeners, despite any justification for them to be convinced. He only knows how to SELL an argument, not construct one.

[kentuck]

9. If Democrats were smart, this is the type ad they would run.

"On top of it all, he is a liar"...

[Gothmog]

10. Trump is a very lazy person

[keithbvadu2]

12. Keeping his campaign promises to golf more and vacation more than Obama

Too bad the CinC cannot be court martialed for dereliction of duty.

Trump says he knows more then the generals.

Four soldiers killed in Niger.

All that spare time playing golf when he could have been planning missions and not killing soldiers by assigning less qualified underlings to the task of mission planning.

[kairos12]

13. Hypocrisy defines Rethugs.

[Thor_MN]

15. How can golf course carts be trusted to transport POTUS?

Explosive devices could easily be planted in the tires, undelectable unless the tires are removed and examined prior to use.

Plus it would be a hell of a lot more economic to buy a Golf Cart One (and backups for SS use) and move it from course to course instead of paying rent. Dolt 45 is playing so damn much golf that the ROI would probably be less than 2 months.

[mr_lebowski]

16. "Could Be On Track" ... is inherently redundant

If something is 'on track', it's understood 'it could happen if current conditions continue'.

Just saying ... poor wording.