04-21-2017, 05:36 AM
(04-21-2017, 05:15 AM)senona Wrote: 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
Quote: 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.