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MrCoolone User ID: 33106931 ![]() 08/15/2020 05:47 PM ![]() Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79088370 1. The National Park Service is not a charity, as you claimed. 2. Federal regulations prohibit agencies from accepting donated funds unless Congress grants authority to the agency to accept the donation. Donations can only go to the Treasury's general fund. [link to www.gao.gov (secure)] Trump didn't donate that directly to NPS. He can't legally do that. It's a PR stunt. 3. How do we even know he actually donated anything even to the general fund? There are no receipts and we can't see his tax returns. Do you dislike like that he works for free, donating his salary to different charities? This guy is full of it. Another dumb know-it-all. Where did he come up with this "law" out of his butt..er brain? Just like all libTARD PSYCHOS. They make it up whole-cloth. Not one word of truth. GAO regulations prohibit agencies such as the Park Ser ice from accepting donated funds unless Congress grants authority to the agency to accept the donation. Without congressional authorization, donated money is deposited into the general fund of the Department of Treasury. Here is the link: [link to www.gao.gov (secure)] Do you dislike that he has made a commitment to end child-trafficking and crimes against humanity and has empowered officers who have made thousands of arrests already? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 79088370 ![]() 08/15/2020 05:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: MrCoolone Do you dislike like that he works for free, donating his salary to different charities? This guy is full of it. Another dumb know-it-all. Where did he come up with this "law" out of his butt..er brain? Just like all libTARD PSYCHOS. They make it up whole-cloth. Not one word of truth. GAO regulations prohibit agencies such as the Park Ser ice from accepting donated funds unless Congress grants authority to the agency to accept the donation. Without congressional authorization, donated money is deposited into the general fund of the Department of Treasury. Here is the link: [link to www.gao.gov (secure)] Do you dislike that he has made a commitment to end child-trafficking and crimes against humanity and has empowered officers who have made thousands of arrests already? No. Do you? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 79088370 ![]() 08/15/2020 05:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm Trump still has not figured out that the 1918 flu pandemic didn't happen in 1917 Video: [link to twitter.com (secure)] |
MrCoolone User ID: 33106931 ![]() 08/15/2020 05:59 PM ![]() Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: jpop This guy is full of it. Another dumb know-it-all. Where did he come up with this "law" out of his butt..er brain? Just like all libTARD PSYCHOS. They make it up whole-cloth. Not one word of truth. GAO regulations prohibit agencies such as the Park Ser ice from accepting donated funds unless Congress grants authority to the agency to accept the donation. Without congressional authorization, donated money is deposited into the general fund of the Department of Treasury. Here is the link: [link to www.gao.gov (secure)] Do you dislike that he has made a commitment to end child-trafficking and crimes against humanity and has empowered officers who have made thousands of arrests already? No. Do you? Do you dislike that he’s kept almost every campaign promise, with ZERO support from Congress who work against him daily! Plus 100 more promises because Washington was much more broken than he, or we thought? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79088370 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm Minor brain short circuit there Reporter: Do you confidence in Defense Secretary Mark Esper? Trump says, “Mark Yesper? Did you call him Yesper? Some people call him Yesper? He's fine". |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79088370 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm Eat cake, everybody! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77312812 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79088370 GAO regulations prohibit agencies such as the Park Ser ice from accepting donated funds unless Congress grants authority to the agency to accept the donation. Without congressional authorization, donated money is deposited into the general fund of the Department of Treasury. Here is the link: [link to www.gao.gov (secure)] Do you dislike that he has made a commitment to end child-trafficking and crimes against humanity and has empowered officers who have made thousands of arrests already? No. Do you? Do you dislike that he’s kept almost every campaign promise, with ZERO support from Congress who work against him daily! Plus 100 more promises because Washington was much more broken than he, or we thought? Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77312812 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: MrCoolone Do you dislike that he has made a commitment to end child-trafficking and crimes against humanity and has empowered officers who have made thousands of arrests already? No. Do you? Do you dislike that he’s kept almost every campaign promise, with ZERO support from Congress who work against him daily! Plus 100 more promises because Washington was much more broken than he, or we thought? Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? [crickets] |
MrCoolone User ID: 33106931 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:24 PM ![]() Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: MrCoolone Do you dislike that he has made a commitment to end child-trafficking and crimes against humanity and has empowered officers who have made thousands of arrests already? No. Do you? Do you dislike that he’s kept almost every campaign promise, with ZERO support from Congress who work against him daily! Plus 100 more promises because Washington was much more broken than he, or we thought? Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77963296 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm Another Trip To Bedminster Means More Taxpayer And Donor Money In Trump’s Pocket Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78232969 President Donald Trump returned to his New Jersey golf course Friday to host a campaign event, meaning yet more donor and tax dollars flowing into his own cash registers The Secret Service has been renting a cottage for agents to stay in for $17,000 a month, even when Trump is not there ― an amount higher than homes in the surrounding area rent for. And filings with the Federal Election Commission by the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and its two joint fundraising committees show total payments of $86,982 to the golf course from the time Trump took office through June 30, 2020. In all, those campaign committees have sent $6.9 million to Trump’s various businesses, including $639,031 to Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, Florida, resort, $1.7 million to his hotel in New York City, and $1.6 million to Trump Tower for office space, even though the campaign is based in an Arlington, Virginia, high-rise a few miles from the White House. This weekend’s trip to Trump National Bedminster is the president’s 23rd since taking office, and will increase his golf-related taxpayer tab to $142 million in travel and security expenses. Each trip to Bedminster costs taxpayers about $1.1 million, compared to $3.4 million per trip for his visits to Mar-a-Lago, of which there have been 30. Trump has also visited his golf courses in Los Angeles, Scotland, Ireland and Doral, Florida, beside the Miami airport, all on the taxpayer dime. Trump frequently criticized his predecessor, Barack Obama, for playing too much golf, and promised during his campaign that he would be too busy to take any time off. “I just want to stay in the White House and work my ass off,” he said at a February 2016 rally. Trump, however, has played golf on 2½ times as many days as Obama did through the same point in his term, and Trump’s golf outings have cost more than four times as much as Obama’s. The significantly higher expenses are due to Trump’s insistence on playing at his own resorts, while Obama played most of his rounds at military bases within short motorcade rides of the White House [link to flipboard.com (secure)] ![]() |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76107674 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm Do you dislike that he’s kept almost every campaign promise, with ZERO support from Congress who work against him daily! Plus 100 more promises because Washington was much more broken than he, or we thought? Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? Seems you can't come up with an excuse for those fake promises of Trump's. ![]() |
MrCoolone User ID: 33106931 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:35 PM ![]() Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: MrCoolone Do you dislike that he’s kept almost every campaign promise, with ZERO support from Congress who work against him daily! Plus 100 more promises because Washington was much more broken than he, or we thought? Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? Seems you can't come up with an excuse for those fake promises of Trump's. ![]() I'm waiting on you to answer the questions. Good things come to those who wait. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78594715 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm How nice of Donald Trump to take some time off from raising money and playing golf to read us a campaign script today. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78027659 I am glad the man can find some time to unwind from all the pressures he faces for us many times each day. And when at his own golf courses, he is probably less likely to be eavesdropped upon than most other places. That excuse again for the guy who promised during his campaign that he would not be playing golf because he would stay in the White House and work his ass off. ![]() Trump the fat sack of ass burgers has more faces than a totem pole. What he says is rarely ever what he means. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 76107674 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77312812 Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? Seems you can't come up with an excuse for those fake promises of Trump's. ![]() I'm waiting on you to answer the questions. Good things come to those who wait. OK, so your questions were: Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? No, I don't dislike those. Now over to you, since you say Trump has kept every promise he made. Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? |
MrCoolone User ID: 33106931 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:43 PM ![]() Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: MrCoolone Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? Seems you can't come up with an excuse for those fake promises of Trump's. ![]() I'm waiting on you to answer the questions. Good things come to those who wait. OK, so your questions were: Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? No, I don't dislike those. Now over to you, since you say Trump has kept every promise he made. Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? Good things come to those who wait. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 76107674 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: MrCoolone Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? Seems you can't come up with an excuse for those fake promises of Trump's. ![]() I'm waiting on you to answer the questions. Good things come to those who wait. OK, so your questions were: Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? No, I don't dislike those. Now over to you, since you say Trump has kept every promise he made. Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? And since we are on health care, here are some more campaign promises that he never kept: “The insurance companies are getting rich off health care and health insurance and everything having to do with health. We’re going to end that. We’re going to take out the artificial boundaries, the artificial lines. We’re going to get a plan where people compete, free enterprise.” Never happened. States still oversee insurance rules. "Allow individuals to use Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Contributions into HSAs should be tax-free and should be allowed to accumulate." Never happened. Health Savings Accounts are still the same as when Trump took office. Not health care, but everyone's fave: "I will ask, to appoint a special prosecutor. We have to investigate Hillary Clinton" Never happened. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76107674 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76107674 Seems you can't come up with an excuse for those fake promises of Trump's. ![]() I'm waiting on you to answer the questions. Good things come to those who wait. OK, so your questions were: Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? No, I don't dislike those. Now over to you, since you say Trump has kept every promise he made. Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? Good things come to those who wait. LOL...nice excuse for not delivering on any of the above promises. |
MrCoolone User ID: 33106931 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:50 PM ![]() Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: MrCoolone I'm waiting on you to answer the questions. Good things come to those who wait. OK, so your questions were: Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? No, I don't dislike those. Now over to you, since you say Trump has kept every promise he made. Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? Good things come to those who wait. LOL...nice excuse for not delivering on any of the above promises. Thanks, I'm healthy and patient. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 69958482 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm Do you dislike that he’s kept almost every campaign promise, with ZERO support from Congress who work against him daily! Plus 100 more promises because Washington was much more broken than he, or we thought? Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? How many of his executive orders have actually amounted to anything ? Last week he signed an EU about pre-existing conditions that Obama already officially did as part of Obamacare which Trump opposes. Well done, Don ! What’s he gonna EO next, free the slaves ? |
MrCoolone User ID: 33106931 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:52 PM ![]() Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm ... Quoting: MrCoolone Do you dislike that he’s kept almost every campaign promise, with ZERO support from Congress who work against him daily! Plus 100 more promises because Washington was much more broken than he, or we thought? Trump, July 19th: "We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve — we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a health care plan, and various other plans." That would have been by August 2nd. So Where is the health care plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where is the immigration plan he promised to sign and deliver? Where are the "various other plans" he promised to sign and deliver? Do you dislike that he signed executive orders to lower prices on prescription drugs, provide AIDS prevention drugs for free, and end surprise billing from hospitals? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? How many of his executive orders have actually amounted to anything ? Last week he signed an EU about pre-existing conditions that Obama already officially did as part of Obamacare which Trump opposes. Well done, Don ! What’s he gonna EO next, free the slaves ? Do you dislike that he replaced NAFTA with USMCA which will create 176,000 jobs, raise wages, and add $68.2 billion to the US economy? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 69958482 ![]() 08/15/2020 06:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ALERT: Trump is playing golf at his Bedminster country club again today, but he just announced a “press conference” at 5pm Another Trip To Bedminster Means More Taxpayer And Donor Money In Trump’s Pocket Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78232969 President Donald Trump returned to his New Jersey golf course Friday to host a campaign event, meaning yet more donor and tax dollars flowing into his own cash registers The Secret Service has been renting a cottage for agents to stay in for $17,000 a month, even when Trump is not there ― an amount higher than homes in the surrounding area rent for. And filings with the Federal Election Commission by the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and its two joint fundraising committees show total payments of $86,982 to the golf course from the time Trump took office through June 30, 2020. In all, those campaign committees have sent $6.9 million to Trump’s various businesses, including $639,031 to Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, Florida, resort, $1.7 million to his hotel in New York City, and $1.6 million to Trump Tower for office space, even though the campaign is based in an Arlington, Virginia, high-rise a few miles from the White House. This weekend’s trip to Trump National Bedminster is the president’s 23rd since taking office, and will increase his golf-related taxpayer tab to $142 million in travel and security expenses. Each trip to Bedminster costs taxpayers about $1.1 million, compared to $3.4 million per trip for his visits to Mar-a-Lago, of which there have been 30. Trump has also visited his golf courses in Los Angeles, Scotland, Ireland and Doral, Florida, beside the Miami airport, all on the taxpayer dime. Trump frequently criticized his predecessor, Barack Obama, for playing too much golf, and promised during his campaign that he would be too busy to take any time off. “I just want to stay in the White House and work my ass off,” he said at a February 2016 rally. Trump, however, has played golf on 2½ times as many days as Obama did through the same point in his term, and Trump’s golf outings have cost more than four times as much as Obama’s. The significantly higher expenses are due to Trump’s insistence on playing at his own resorts, while Obama played most of his rounds at military bases within short motorcade rides of the White House [link to flipboard.com (secure)] ![]() Who cares ? Your stupid, petty president did when it was Obama. He whined like a bitch. |