Trump lies again

[senona]

As for Trump and his golfing, one has to remember first and foremost that Trump is a businessman and does much business on golf courses.

Not saying that is any excuse for spending taxpayers money, but that may be a habit of his from years past.

Plus yes, all Presidents use golf as a form of relaxation away from the hectic D.C. games, so most taxpayers know that is a given. 
Do believe each President goes thru scrutiny by media when it comes to how often they golf. ha. 

But the Left leaning media is out for blood with Trump.



And if Trump continues to donate his salary to charity, as he did his first quarter-pay, that may help off-set his golfing somewhat.
Of course, you won't be hearing about that on CNN or MSNBC any time soon.

True it won't go back to the taxpayers, but his donation will be put to good use by someone.

President donates first-quarter pay to National Park Service

President Donald Trump has found a recipient for his presidential salary -- at least the portion he earned between January 20 and March 31, 2017.

At the White House press briefing on April 3, press secretary Sean Spicer  that Trump would be donating his full first-quarter, pre-tax earnings of $78,333 to the National Park Service.

 "The President has spoken with counsel and made the decision to donate his first-quarter salary, in total, to a government entity, and he has chosen this quarter to donate it to the National Park Service," Spicer said.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was at the podium to accept a check for that amount.

I just hope Trump keeps his promise to donate it all over the next 4 years.
We will see.



And we might as well accept his golfing, as we did Obama, Bush, Clinton etc. etc.

But his golfing level is way more than any other president after less than 100 days.  And I disagree that he is doing business while playing. He criticised Obama for playing golf, and in the next breath said "if I am elected, I won't have time to play golf. I wanna stay in the White House and work my ass off" 

http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/...rig-bw.cnn

Remember he said that, well he is doing the opposite, hence that was a ... lie. The source is CNN but the words are his, undeniable facts.  He promised to play less golf, and is doing the exact opposite.

I can't imagine him playing golf with Angela Merkel, hell he wouldn't even shake her hand.

His golfing trips to Mar a Lardo give members of the club to rub shoulders with him and high fliers.  I saw a aselfie by someone boasting about sitting near Trump during dinner at the resort.

He also increased the fees there to $200,000 soon after his appointment, cashing in on his position methinks.

Trump is the kind of guy at work who is watching the clock and is out the door at 4.59 every day, and even earlie on Friday.  Just two weeks ago he was at Mar a Lardo on Thursday.

Oh I get the hypocrisy deal of speaking out about Obama, while playing golf himself.
I still say that is the businessman in him even tho he is doing exactly what he complained about Obama doing. 

Not sure if I would call that "lying" tho, saying he wouldn't do that.
Not when it comes to a favorite past time of his for years and years. He might have tried not doing it, but if it is a hobby and a way of making deals so to speak, well it may not be so easy to give up. LOL




I think what drew a lot of criticism on Obama's part was the timing during crucial times.
Such as the decapitation of a hostage, only to act like it was an inconvenience to make a 5 minute speech then continue playing like it was no big deal. 

Obama's timing was off in my opinion when it came to certain things. Poor judgment call. 

We will have to wait and see how Trump does when he is put in a similar intense situation.



Right now, Trump's golfing isn't too-too bad.....yet.
And it may drop off where as other President's might have started to increase, once they got 'settled in'.







Oh hey, bit of trivia here for ya. 
Even Sky might like this, if he doesn't already know.


Guess which President golfed the most?
And actually helped the golf industry?




-->> Dwight D. Eisenhower 

As our golfer in chief, President Dwight D. Eisenhower brought golf to the White House lawn and played nearly 800 rounds while in office. Not since Mary Queen of Scots has a head of state done so much to popularize the game. Fred Corcoran, the legendary golf promoter, once said Eisenhower’s devotion to golf was “the greatest thing that ever happened to the game.”

For being the game’s unofficial ambassador, Eisenhower was selected for induction to the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Lifetime Achievement Category. In a word, Eisenhower inspired. Together with Arnold Palmer, their charisma changed how Americans viewed golf and sparked the nation’s interest in the sport. Don Van Natta Jr., author of “First Off the Tee,” wrote that when Eisenhower assumed office in 1953, an estimated 3.2 million Americans played golf; by 1961, that number had doubled.


“Whatever remained to be done to remove the last traces of the average man’s carefully nurtured prejudice against a game originally linked with the wealthy and aloof was done by President Eisenhower,” historian Herbert Warren Wind, a Hall of Fame member, wrote.

“Probably few men in the long history of the game have ever been bitten by the golf bug as badly as the president.”

 
800 rounds? WOW....lol.
Now that is some serious playing.


Thought this was funny, his comment about when he was asked about his score....

Like a regular duffer, Ike loved the game no matter how badly he played and sneaked in a round whenever possible. He drew the line, however, when asked to divulge his score.

“If I don’t improve,” Eisenhower once said, “I’m going to pass a law that no one can ask me my golf score.”

Anyhow, guess we can blame Eisenhower for all the  President's after him for their time on the golf course. 

The president’s preoccupation with the game became a national punch line. Democrats joked that Eisenhower put in a 36-hole workweek. That often was true. He played Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings at Burning Tree Country Club.

Golf Week



Doesn't end the squabble, but thought it to be interesting none the less.  :smallwink: