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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:34 PM Jan 2018

Report: The American Public Spent $43 Million Last Year So Trump Could Play Golf

Source: MSN

The American public spent at least $43 million in order to support President Donald Trump‘s considerable golf habit in 2017.

Reports on presidential golf expenses are not itemized under official U.S. government statistics or written into the outlays for the U.S. governmental financial year. Rather, the $43 million total is a low-end estimate provided by TrumpGolfCount.com. (A similar tracker took note of President Barack Obama‘s similarly publicized proclivity for the track.)

Trump’s golf count is mostly based on confirmed news reports of presidential golf outings published by The Washington Post. Additional sources include White House Public Press Pool postings about golf and a handful of additional stories regarding Trump’s frequent golf forays issued by various media. The pool report statistics are culled from press pool RSS feeds mentioning “any of the following words or phrases: vacation, palm beach, golf, golfing, golfed, Trump International, Trump National, Bedminster, [and/or] Sterling.”

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When the 44th and 45th presidents face-off over the dubious honor, however, Trump beats Obama hands-down. In fact, it’s not even close: After the first year of each man’s presidency, Obama had only played golf 28 times; Trump definitely played at least 43 times in that same timespan–and likely played around 76 games of golf–at a cost of roughly $1 million per game–all on the dime of the American people.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/report-the-american-public-spent-dollar43-million-last-year-so-trump-could-play-golf/ar-BBHLCNo?li=BBnb7Kz



Not only did Trump play far more golf then President Obama, but Trump would play at his private golf resorts rather than on publicly owned golf courses. Also, unlike President Obama, Trump claimed that he would not play golf.
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Report: The American Public Spent $43 Million Last Year So Trump Could Play Golf (Original Post) TomCADem Jan 2018 OP
Title for new book after Trump leaves office, "Trump; The Fleecing of America" djacq Jan 2018 #1
A bargain. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2018 #2
$43 million is a laughably low estimate. John Fante Jan 2018 #3
We'll get it back Corgigal Jan 2018 #4
Donald is keeping his campaign promises to golf and vacation more than Obama. keithbvadu2 Jan 2018 #5
How much did he tip his caddies? tclambert Jan 2018 #6
Prolly $0.00 George II Jan 2018 #8
Doesn't use them. SergeStorms Jan 2018 #15
More like $90+ million George II Jan 2018 #7
that's safety money right there -- $$$ well spent 0rganism Jan 2018 #9
He never does those things by himself. SergeStorms Jan 2018 #16
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2018 #10
He needs it more than I do. ffr Jan 2018 #11
It's more than that. He's spent a third of his time at his golf resorts. SunSeeker Jan 2018 #12
He will in the end cost us so much the millions spent will be quaint. rusty quoin Jan 2018 #13
So what? Do you know how much that Mueller is costing us? 6 Million!!! Investigate. Sad. Midnight Writer Jan 2018 #14
average cost for one meal heaven05 Jan 2018 #17

djacq

(1,634 posts)
1. Title for new book after Trump leaves office, "Trump; The Fleecing of America"
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:41 PM
Jan 2018
"all on the dime of the American people"


Please, Rust Belt states, may we the American people have another? (sarcasm).

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
4. We'll get it back
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 12:04 AM
Jan 2018

When Mueller takes all his properties.

Can sell them to non Russians. Or keep for a museum to show our children what can happen to you if you don't value ethics.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
5. Donald is keeping his campaign promises to golf and vacation more than Obama.
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 12:11 AM
Jan 2018

Donald is keeping his campaign promises to golf and vacation more than Obama.

(Sarcasm thingie goes here)

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
15. Doesn't use them.
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 06:35 AM
Jan 2018

Always drives around in his electric "presidential" golf cart. He doesn't walk much at all. Just from his cart to the ball, and he drives wherever he likes, not where he's supposed to. I've seen him drive across greens, which is a definite NO for any real golfer. Of course Trump usually owns the course (thanks to Russian financing) and the old Republican axiom, "do as I say, not as I do", kicks in. Any other golfer would be escorted off the premises. His Assholiness thinks rules don't apply to him, as always.

0rganism

(23,957 posts)
9. that's safety money right there -- $$$ well spent
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 12:54 AM
Jan 2018

book it as a line item in our defense budget and i won't bat an eye

every minute he's actively playing golf or driving his fucking cart around on the green is a minute he's not actively wrecking our nation's infrastructure, environment, or reputation.

i will gladly help pay that bill.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
16. He never does those things by himself.
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 06:41 AM
Jan 2018

He has his loyal minions (who've actually sworn their loyalty to him ) destroy America. He can still cause the extinction of the human race right from the comfort of the golf course, via cell phone. That's progress for you, folks!

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)
12. It's more than that. He's spent a third of his time at his golf resorts.
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 01:23 AM
Jan 2018

And he makes money when the Secret Service has to rent at his golf courses.

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
17. average cost for one meal
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 09:58 AM
Jan 2018

in ameriKKKa...41$. That's 1million, 46thousand, 780 meals for the let's just say, hungry in ameriKKKa. So this POtuS can golf????? Talk about "let em eat golfballs"....this greedy, lying, narcissistic, avaricious con man and his family, if allowed four years at the helm, will loot the treasury, completely.

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