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How much did Obama's golf outings cost?
Obama's golf outings cost you $20,000 per hole. Just two of Barack Obama's golf outings last spring cost taxpayers more than $1.8 million, according to government expense documents released by the watchdog agency Judicial Watch.
Where did the Obama ladies go?
Last March as the president enjoyed his Florida golf junket, the Obama ladies visited Cambodia and Japan, where they incurred a $79,000 rental car bill during a one-day visit to two Kyoto shrines.
How many trips did Ronald Reagan take?
At the same point in his presidency, Ronald Reagan had taken 14 such trips over 73 days. When the family visited Ireland in 2013, taxpayers were hit for just under $8 million, including a quarter-million dollars for a two-day side-trip to Dublin for the Obama women.
How much did the political junkets cost taxpayers?
While additional political fundraising junkets in the same period boosted costs to taxpayers above $4.4 million. And that's just for transportation. It does not include expenses for security, which the Secret Service refuses to divulge.
How many days has Trump been on a golf course?
By contrast, Knoller said, Trump has spent all or part of 248 days at a golf course. CNN's own count has Trump at 266 days spending some time at a Trump golf course. Since Trump and his aides often refuse to confirm that he actually played golf during a visit to a golf club, even when he has been spotted in golf attire, ...
How many trips did Obama make to Hawaii?
Through this point in his first presidential term, Obama had made three vacation trips to his birth state of Hawaii for a total of 29,978 miles in the air, Knoller tweeted, while Trump has made 30 trips to Palm Beach, Florida, the home of Mar-a-Lago, for a total of 51,540 miles.
How many rounds of golf did Obama play?
In total, according to CBS News reporter and presidential historian Mark Knoller, President Barack Obama played a total of 333 rounds of golf while President. That means Obama played golf for 1,665 hours of his presidency, which was, officially, 55,008 hours.
Did Obama play golf?
Former President Barack Obama was frequently maligned by Republican and conservative critics for how often how chose to play golf while in office. Obama, who chose golf as his outlet from the glass cage that is the presidency, had plenty of weekends and vacations to play golf in the eight years he was Commander-in-Chief.
How many rounds of golf did Obama play in his eight years?
Friday marked Trump's 729th day in office. January 20 marks two years since his inauguration. Over two years in office, that equates to a neat 35 confirmed rounds per year in office. According to CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller, Obama played a total of 333 rounds of golf in his eight-year presidency. That averages out to about 41 rounds per year.
Where did Donald Trump play golf?
President Donald Trump plays a round of golf at Trump Turnberry during his first official visit to the United Kingdom on July 15, 2018, in Turnberry, Scotland. Leon Neal/Getty Images.
Why did Jimmy Kimmel throw a barb at Trump?
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel threw a barb at President Donald Trump this week amid the weeks-long government shutdown sparked by the president's demand for funding for his long-promised border wall. It was a shutdown joke, sure, but also focused on perhaps Trump's favorite thing to do (outside, perhaps, tweeting): golf.
Did Trump play golf during the shutdown?
With the shutdown trudging on, it would be a bad look for Trump to hit the links and, Kimmel noted, the president hadn't played golf since late November—making it the longest golf-less streak in his presidential tenure. He appealed directly to the president.
Who did Donald Trump play golf with?
No one knows whether he actually plays golf when he visits his clubs or how many rounds he actually plays when he’s there, but a law-enforcement source told CNN that Trump played with golf legend Jack Nicklaus , a longtime supporter of the president. And on Friday, Trump played with longtime traitor and uninvited cookout guest Tiger Woods ...
How many rounds did Obama play?
After eight years, Obama played some 333 rounds of golf but only played some 26 rounds in his first year, Mark Knoller, CBS White House reporter, notes. By comparison, former President George W. Bush only played 24 rounds of golf during his presidency and stopped playing golf after being criticized for playing while the country was at war, ...
Why did Obama go to the West Coast?
As for his West Coast fundraising jaunts, Obama used the trip as a way to promote his gun control agenda, party with Kanye West, and hit up Hollywood elites for big-dollar donations. Oh yeah, and he briefly squeezed in a visit with the families of victims of the San Bernardino terror attack that took the lives of 14.
Is the President's travel expenses repaid?
Though some of the expenses are supposed to be reimbursed by political parties and campaigns, “only a small portion” of the president’s travel costs are actually repaid, and, unsurprisingly, the White House “keeps the formula for such cost-sharing secret.”.
