Current Events > Trump has golfed at least 108 times as president, costing taxpayers over $67m

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Far more than Obama at this point in his presidency. Yet you don't hear the sycophants complaining about this. Sad.
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its somehow obama's fault
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B-b-b-b-b-but he does business on the golf course
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Making America great again.
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Work Hard, Play Hard

We wouldn't have complained about Obama if he had actually been doing some work.

I wouldn't have an issue with this if he wasn't personally profiting off of it and hadn't previously criticized Obama for doing it, then did it even more than him.
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Garioshi posted...

I wouldn't have an issue with this if he wasn't personally profiting off of it and hadn't previously criticized Obama for doing it, then did it even more than him.

it's republican projection
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Youngster_Joey_ posted...

Work Hard, Play Hard

We wouldn't have complained about Obama if he had actually been doing some work.

Imagine actually thinking th-oh, just saw the username. Lmfao
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Youngster_Joey_ posted...

We wouldn't have complained about Obama if he had actually been doing some work.

You really believe Obama sat on his ass for 8 years?
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Obama golfed 333 times during his tenure as President. That number is for 8 years.
Barely over a year in, Trump is almost a third of the way there.
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It's only bad when Obama Golfs. When Trump Golfs he is quadruple tasking and is also going his job as president, solving world hunger, and proving China caused global warming. He is the most active man ever.
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Who cares, he saved the Koreas.
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How does 108 rounds of golf cost $67,000,000?
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It crazy to think that maybe Trump and obummer had different hobbies.
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PonyLivesMatter posted...

Who cares, he saved the Koreas.

Lmfao, pony name
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Bloodychess posted...

How does 108 rounds of golf cost $67,000,000?

Because he's running his Secret Service scam on top of it. He purposely raises the price of his resorts and the American taxpayers foot the bill
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Golf is worst "sport" I swear
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HypnoCoosh posted...

It crazy to think that maybe Trump and obummer had different hobbies.

Uh Trump and people like him complained that Obama golfed too much.
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Its either golf or trying to come up with some insane plot to have sex with his daughter.
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Bloodychess posted...

How does 108 rounds of golf cost $67,000,000?

Secret Service has to pay to stay at Trump's resorts and is forced to pay for golf carts and such. And Trump can charge them whatever he wants because they can't just stay somewhere else and properly do their job.
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creativerealms posted...

HypnoCoosh posted...

It crazy to think that maybe Trump and obummer had different hobbies.

Uh Trump and people like him complained that Obama golfed too much.

Don't expect self awareness from conservatives
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davyheinz posted...

Its either golf or trying to come up with some insane plot to have sex with his daughter.

That's a very deplorable comment.
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Fiscal responsibility
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SomeonesAlt posted...

Bloodychess posted...

How does 108 rounds of golf cost $67,000,000?

Because he's running his Secret Service scam on top of it. He purposely raises the price of his resorts and the American taxpayers foot the bill

And since former presidents are given secret service protection for life, he'll keep that scam running until the day he dies. Then Melania can do it since spouses also get lifetime protection and she'll presumably live much longer than him
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He's just getting it all out of the way now. He'll cut out golfing completely before he reaches Obama's mark just to make the liberals mad. /s
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BLAKUboy posted...

Bloodychess posted...

How does 108 rounds of golf cost $67,000,000?

Secret Service has to pay to stay at Trump's resorts and is forced to pay for golf carts and such. And Trump can charge them whatever he wants because they can't just stay somewhere else and properly do their job.

yea its pretty fucked that he essentially forces us to pay for his vacations to a resort he owns, effectively pocketing tax payer money to go on vacation...Going on vacation is fine, i take no issue with that, but pointing out his hypocrisy he whined about for 8 years prior and gaining from doing the same thing himself at a much higher rate is fucked up.
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Asherlee10 posted...

108 out of 479 days.

That's 22% of his days as president.

"That means he spends 78% of his days working!! That's amazing!" - conservatrolls, probably
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When youre winning as much as hes been a round of golf is a great reward.
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Good for him, Im sure being the president is extremely hard so why not do a favorite hobby on the day off.

gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Good for him, Im sure being the president is extremely hard so why not do a favorite hobby on the day off.

then why did he attack Obama so much for it and claim he'd never do it? Why won't you hold him accountable for the things he's said?
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The sad part is why wouldn't he do just that? He knows that the idea of ethics or moral accountability don't apply to the Republican party. They just don't give a shit about stuff like that, so long as it's a Republican doing it. He's setting himself up to actually get those billions that he claims he has already, it's just going to come from a lifetime of taxpayer money funneled into his coffers from lifetime Secret Service protection incurring fees at his resorts.
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eston posted...

And since former presidents are given secret service protection for life, he'll keep that scam running until the day he dies. Then Melania can do it since spouses also get lifetime protection and she'll presumably live much longer than him

Let's make presidential terms just a year, make a one term limits, and BAM! Hundreds of new jobs are created at the secret service. More presidents? More secret service

Good for him. Nice that he gets to do what he wants on his days off after working so hard.
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_Goggalor_ posted...

working so hard.

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_Goggalor_ posted...

Good for him. Nice that he gets to do what he wants on his days off after working so hard.

It's called double standards.
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Time well spent, great sport

He's going to need to golf more than that to work off his McDonalds habit.
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fenderbender321 posted...

DuneMan posted...

The sad part is why wouldn't he do just that? He knows that the idea of ethics or moral accountability don't apply to the Republican party. They just don't give a shit about stuff like that, so long as it's a Republican doing it. He's setting himself up to actually get those billions that he claims he has already, it's just going to come from a lifetime of taxpayer money funneled into his coffers from lifetime Secret Service protection incurring fees at his resorts.

I mean, it's not an issue where one party is given a pass and the other isn't. The Republicans call out Democrats for shit like this, and the Democrats say fuck off and defend it. And then the Democrats call out the Republicans for it while the Republicans say fuck off and defend it. Both sides are hipocritics at the same time in both directions. Obviously I'm generalizing, but that's the gist of it.

what Democrat was getting paid by tax payers to take vacations? that money isn't simply going to fund his vacation and security....his security is paying for a resort he owns and thus profits from...that's not even close to the same thing "BOTH SIDES" do...
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TheVipaGTS posted...

fenderbender321 posted...

DuneMan posted...

The sad part is why wouldn't he do just that? He knows that the idea of ethics or moral accountability don't apply to the Republican party. They just don't give a shit about stuff like that, so long as it's a Republican doing it. He's setting himself up to actually get those billions that he claims he has already, it's just going to come from a lifetime of taxpayer money funneled into his coffers from lifetime Secret Service protection incurring fees at his resorts.

I mean, it's not an issue where one party is given a pass and the other isn't. The Republicans call out Democrats for shit like this, and the Democrats say fuck off and defend it. And then the Democrats call out the Republicans for it while the Republicans say fuck off and defend it. Both sides are hipocritics at the same time in both directions. Obviously I'm generalizing, but that's the gist of it.

what Democrat was getting paid by tax payers to take vacations? that money isn't simply going to fund his vacation and security....his security is paying for a resort he owns and thus profits from...that's not even close to the same thing "BOTH SIDES" do...

Yeah this is a Trump thing. Not a Republican thing.
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Asherlee10 posted...

108 out of 479 days.

That's 22% of his days as president.

Once every 5 days.

Meaning statistically he golfs at least once a week and sometimes twice

fenderbender321 posted...

DuneMan posted...

The sad part is why wouldn't he do just that? He knows that the idea of ethics or moral accountability don't apply to the Republican party. They just don't give a shit about stuff like that, so long as it's a Republican doing it. He's setting himself up to actually get those billions that he claims he has already, it's just going to come from a lifetime of taxpayer money funneled into his coffers from lifetime Secret Service protection incurring fees at his resorts.

I mean, it's not an issue where one party is given a pass and the other isn't. The Republicans call out Democrats for shit like this, and the Democrats say fuck off and defend it. And then the Democrats call out the Republicans for it while the Republicans say fuck off and defend it. Both sides are hipocritics at the same time in both directions. Obviously I'm generalizing, but that's the gist of it.

same thing both sides!!!
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The "both sides" argument is effective because it appeals to the intellectually lazy. Details, nuance and context take effort to work through. It's so much easier to call a foul on the other team and claim that makes it a tie game.
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I wonder what his scores are? He must be getting pretty good
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fenderbender321 posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

fenderbender321 posted...

DuneMan posted...

The sad part is why wouldn't he do just that? He knows that the idea of ethics or moral accountability don't apply to the Republican party. They just don't give a shit about stuff like that, so long as it's a Republican doing it. He's setting himself up to actually get those billions that he claims he has already, it's just going to come from a lifetime of taxpayer money funneled into his coffers from lifetime Secret Service protection incurring fees at his resorts.

I mean, it's not an issue where one party is given a pass and the other isn't. The Republicans call out Democrats for shit like this, and the Democrats say fuck off and defend it. And then the Democrats call out the Republicans for it while the Republicans say fuck off and defend it. Both sides are hipocritics at the same time in both directions. Obviously I'm generalizing, but that's the gist of it.

what Democrat was getting paid by tax payers to take vacations? that money isn't simply going to fund his vacation and security....his security is paying for a resort he owns and thus profits from...that's not even close to the same thing "BOTH SIDES" do...

Wasn't Obama golfing too? Or is this going to be one of those situations where the Democrats say "well it's okay to do it only if it goes THIS far and only if he spends THIS much...Obama's within that threshhold, Trump is not" Because come on, dude. That isn't even close to the point at all.

This particular case is a bit different considering

1. Trump constantly called out Obama for golfing and says that he wouldn't be doing that so often if he were president.
2. Now Trump becomes president, does the same thing he critisized, yet even more frequently.

So in this particular case, Trump set the standard. All he had to do was do it less than Obama, yet it looks like he will do it more than Obama by the end of his 3rd year or so. Definitely by the end of this term if he keeps up the same rate.

I personally don't give a damn about how often Presidents take vacations or have leisure time. But the hypocrisy specifically on Trumps behalf is too blatant to ignore.
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