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demmiblue

(36,855 posts) Mon Jan 15, 2018, 12:58 PM Jan 2018

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On MLK Day, President Trump visits Trump golf course

Source: The Washington Post

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump's first stop Monday was Trump International Golf Club, apparently beginning the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with golf rather than the charitable service the slain civil rights leader's family has urged as the best way to memorialize him.

The morning after declaring “I'm not a racist,” Trump began his Monday the same way he has begun each day of the three-day holiday weekend: with tweets sent before leaving his private Mar-a-Lago estate and then a short motorcade to the golf club.

It was not clear whether he planned to perform service later in the day; his public schedule is blank. A White House spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the president's plans, including whether he was playing golf.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/01/15/on-mlk-day-president-trump-visits-trump-golf-course/

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On MLK Day, President Trump visits Trump golf course (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 2018 OP

FAA reports he will be coming here next weekend also..n/t monmouth4 Jan 2018 #1

Where is here? In general irisblue Jan 2018 #9

West Palm Beach... monmouth4 Jan 2018 #13

He just can't stop going to Florida on the US dime can he? irisblue Jan 2018 #14

He wouldn't know a days work if it slapped him...LOL..n/t monmouth4 Jan 2018 #16

It is best that he not desecrate a holy place by his presence. olegramps Jan 2018 #21

The headlines write themselves, he's so predictable fountainofyouth Jan 2018 #2

Just as well... HopeAgain Jan 2018 #3

When ISN'T he on a golf course? nm Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #4

I doubt he has ever done any public service in his life. SweetieD Jan 2018 #5

His base will be so happy! redstatebluegirl Jan 2018 #6

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Jan 2018 #7

"his public schedule is blank" - there's a hell of a lot more than just his schedule which is blank groundloop Jan 2018 #8

He made sure his caddy was black. edbermac Jan 2018 #10

Has he been back to DC since Christmas? MiniMe Jan 2018 #11

Considering what he pulled at the Code Talker ceremony... jmowreader Jan 2018 #12

Navajo didn't travel on the trail of tears. Loserman1962 Jan 2018 #18

When he did it, the Jackson painting caused a LOT of uproar on DU jmowreader Jan 2018 #20

+1 Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #22

Of course he's at a golf course...where else would he be? He's SWBTATTReg Jan 2018 #15

God, he is such a fucking DICK! smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #17

He's sounding the dogwhistle not fooled Jan 2018 #19

He is such bdamomma Jan 2018 #23

monmouth4

(9,708 posts)

1. FAA reports he will be coming here next weekend also..n/t

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:00 PM

Jan 2018

irisblue

(32,976 posts)

9. Where is here? In general

Reply to monmouth4 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 02:50 PM

Jan 2018

monmouth4

(9,708 posts)

13. West Palm Beach...

Reply to irisblue (Reply #9)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:01 PM

Jan 2018

irisblue

(32,976 posts)

14. He just can't stop going to Florida on the US dime can he?

Reply to monmouth4 (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:40 PM

Jan 2018

monmouth4

(9,708 posts)

16. He wouldn't know a days work if it slapped him...LOL..n/t

Reply to irisblue (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 05:21 PM

Jan 2018

olegramps

(8,200 posts)

21. It is best that he not desecrate a holy place by his presence.

Reply to monmouth4 (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:54 PM

Jan 2018

He could be putting the entire congregation in jeopardy of a lighting strike. He reminds me of the commercial put out by Allstate.

fountainofyouth

(409 posts)

2. The headlines write themselves, he's so predictable

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:02 PM

Jan 2018

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)

3. Just as well...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:03 PM

Jan 2018

Why debase MLK Day with a racist President pretending to not be a racist? I'd rather not hear Trump read another scripted lip-service speech where he ad-libs at the end with "congratulations" to the slain civil rights leader.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)

4. When ISN'T he on a golf course? nm

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:54 PM

Jan 2018

SweetieD

(1,660 posts)

5. I doubt he has ever done any public service in his life.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:57 PM

Jan 2018

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)

6. His base will be so happy!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 02:07 PM

Jan 2018

His racist base will love that he is not doing anything to honor Dr. King. He continues to play to the base.

Gothmog

(145,291 posts)

7. Who is surprised by this?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 02:28 PM

Jan 2018

groundloop

(11,519 posts)

8. "his public schedule is blank" - there's a hell of a lot more than just his schedule which is blank

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 02:47 PM

Jan 2018

I'm trying to decide which aspect of 45*s personality is worse, his obvious blatant racism or the fact that he just flat out doesn't give a shit about anyone other than himself. It seems like he could forgo golfing for JUST ONE DAY..... but we know where his priorities lie.

edbermac

(15,940 posts)

10. He made sure his caddy was black.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:02 PM

Jan 2018

Give the guy some credit for honoring MLK Day.

MiniMe

(21,716 posts)

11. Has he been back to DC since Christmas?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:18 PM

Jan 2018

I'm just not paying attention to where he is.

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)

12. Considering what he pulled at the Code Talker ceremony...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:25 PM

Jan 2018

This bastard would probably make sure there was a picture of Jesse Helms over his left shoulder during the ceremony. Let him golf. It will cut down on embarrassment later.

Loserman1962

(17 posts)

18. Navajo didn't travel on the trail of tears.

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #12)

Tue Jan 16, 2018, 02:56 AM

Jan 2018

To insinuate that Andrew Jackson's picture should be insensitive to the Navajo is being historically ignorant.
If instead of Navajo, they were Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminoles then you might have a point.

Also to lump all native American's together as a group is akin to lumping Historical Enemies of Italians, Germans, French and the English as a single group

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)

20. When he did it, the Jackson painting caused a LOT of uproar on DU

Reply to Loserman1962 (Reply #18)

Tue Jan 16, 2018, 03:32 AM

Jan 2018

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

22. +1

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #12)

Tue Jan 16, 2018, 08:12 PM

Jan 2018

I didn't want him anywhere near our events...

SWBTATTReg

(22,130 posts)

15. Of course he's at a golf course...where else would he be? He's

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:50 PM

Jan 2018

incapable of anything else (opps, other than running off his mouth, which needs to be washed out w/ soap)...if he can't say anything nice about anyone, then shut up...

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

17. God, he is such a fucking DICK!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 08:11 PM

Jan 2018

I hate him so much.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)

19. He's sounding the dogwhistle

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Jan 16, 2018, 02:58 AM

Jan 2018

loud and clear, to his idiot racist followers.

bdamomma

(63,868 posts)

23. He is such

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 10:16 PM

Jan 2018

a bastard, maybe he will fall in a sink hole on his course, god he's big enough.

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