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

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Don't forget also that Obama wasn't funneling money into his own coffers through said golfing as Trump is doing, and will continue to do going forward.

'Same thing both sides' is basically just the latest iteration of 'But Hillary'...
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fenderbender321 posted...

Twin3Turbo posted...

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.

So basically what I posted was accurate. My post made no mention of "this side does it more or is more of a hipocrite".

I'm not talking about a "side" here. I'm talking specifically about Trump
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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.

Im fine with trump golfing. But he spent years criticizing obama for it and now does it much more than he did after saying he wouldnt. That can be called out. Also obama didnt own the properties he golfed on and he didnt profit from the secret service money like trump is.
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Genocet_10-325 posted...

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

Says the loser who's in purgatory now lmfao

HypnoCoosh posted...

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.

Then maybe Trump should stop being so fucking creepy and stop talking like he'd love to bang his daughter.
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Trump actually used the golf course to make great deals in the interest of the American people. Creating hundreds of billions of dollars in economic growth seems like a bargain for 67 million.
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Bloodychess posted...

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

Because for Trump to be at his tacky shit castle it requires basically the entire community to be shut down for the duration of his stay.

It has also completely ruined the local economy.
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Plus hes not just paying for the golf. Hes paying to travel to whatever course and for the secret service to stay there with him, not to mention other government officials. AND he also raised rates at his own club after getting elected so when he travels there it costs more overall.
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The right wing Fox nuts I work with say well hes doing more work than Obama ever did
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