Is trump playing more golf than Obama?
Facts First: Trump has spent much more time playing golf than Obama did through this point of the term -- after repeatedly attacking Obama's golfing and claiming he would not play if he got elected himself.
Did Trump play golf six times during his first 30 days?
Trump played golf six times during his first 30 days in office. On 21 February 2017, CNN published an article about President Trump’s golf trips during his first month in office, reporting that Trump had visited a golf course six times during his first month, although it did not confirm that he played golf on each of those occasions:
How many times has Trump mocked Obama's golf routine?
Trump has headed to the golf course at least six times since he took office, another favorite criticism against Obama. Trump mocked Obama more than two dozen times for golfing amid problems in the White House. "Can you believe that, with all of the problems and difficulties facing the U.S., President Obama spent the day playing golf.
Did Trump aides try to block reporters from seeing him play golf?
Aides have tried to block reporters from seeing Trump play in recent weeks, even covering a basement room with black plastic bags to obscure views of what was happening on the course outside.
How old is the White House cooling system?
Everyone who works in the White House West Wing, including the Oval Office occupant himself, will be forced to clear out by week’s end so that the government can replace the balky, 27-year-old heating and cooling system. But the White House hasn’t been entertaining questions about the president’s August plans.
Where did Obama and Clinton go on vacation?
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama both spent August vacations on Martha’s Vineyard, the tiny Massachusetts island that serves as a summer playground for the rich and famous. George W. Bush retreated to his secluded Crawford, Texas, ranch to clear brush and ride his mountain bike.
Who played poker on the porch in Key West?
Presidents have been escaping Washington’s summer heat and humidity ever since Thomas Jefferson looked out of the White House windows and watched as a white fog that was believed to be toxic rolled in. Harry Truman played poker on the porch in Key West, Florida.
How many rounds of golf did Obama play?
President Obama played his first round of golf as President on 26 April 2009, more than three months after he took office. President Obama then played more than 300 rounds of golf ( 306 according to Golf Digest; 333 according to CBS News) during his eight years in office. Although Trump has criticized Obama for playing golf too frequently, ...
How many times did Trump play golf?
President Trump played golf six times during his first month in office despite frequently criticizing his predecessor's golfing habits.
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"Can you believe that, with all of the problems and difficulties facing the U.S., President Obama spent the day playing golf. Worse than Carter,” Trump said in 2014.
White House reverses on Trump's golf game
When Air Force One nosed its way to an airport hangar in Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday beneath a blazing sky, the crowd whooped, snapped pictures, gasped and raised babies on their shoulders as the most powerful of American symbols approached. The soundtrack from "Air Force One" blared in the background.
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"It gets him past some of the Washington bureaucracy and to the American people," said Lacey. He added that he understood the president had to fly on Air Force One because it was safer. "If he started doing that every week, I'd have a problem with it. But I think it's good for him to get out."
Why did Trump denounce the media?
Trump denounced the media, which he called "sick with hatred and dishonesty," for supposedly failing to mention that Saturday was his first time golfing in three months. (CNN, among other outlets, did note that it was his first golf outing since March 8.) Trump also accused the media of failing to talk about "all of the time Obama spent on ...
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 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, ...
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.
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.
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.