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Trump Goes Golfing For the Third Day in a Row Since Declaring National Emergency on Border
Donald Trump kicked off Presidents Day at his private golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., Monday morning, hitting the greens for the third day in a row since declaring a national emergency at the southern border.
Trump’s motorcade arrived at Trump International Golf Club just before 8:50 a.m, on par with his arrival times the past few days. The course is a 15-minute drive from his Mar-a-Lago resort.
He golfed both weekend days, including six hours on Saturday.
George Conway, husband to White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, joked Sunday that the golf outing was an “emergency round.”
An emergency round. https://t.co/uOijMZjSFG
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 16, 2019
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The Monday tour marks the 159th time the president has visited a golf course since his inauguration in January 2017, according to Trump Golf Count. Another count states it is his 172nd visit.
Following his Saturday visit, he met with members of China’s trade delegation at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Trump announced Friday plans to use $6.6 billion in previously appropriated funding to build 234 more miles of barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the national emergency order. Democrats and activist groups have vowed to challenge his emergency declaration in court.
Others on Twitter were quick to call out the hypocrisy:
Trump has spent every day of the “National Emergency”
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Golfing? https://t.co/3ltvKiEU4v
— James Slattery (@jcslattery) February 18, 2019
Any news of what will be in the emergency presidential omelette today?
— Rob Youngman (@RobYoungman) February 18, 2019
"Yes, it's an emergency. You people don't understand, I know more about immigration than anyone," the president said as he boarded his golf cart to play three rounds, gorge on junk food in between each, and wind down the day by watching 9 hours of television until 3 a.m.
— Grayson Mendenhall (@GKMendenhall) February 18, 2019
Any signs of the National emergency on the course? The greens not damp enough? Or the fairways trampled by commoners? Did he bring coup protection…I mean, bug spray?
— Dawn Smart (@Dawnsmartdore) February 18, 2019
Trump since declaring a #NationalEmergencyDeclaration has left the WH ASAP , Golfed 3 days in a row , tweeted non stop attacking his own Admin. Yet he use to call out Obama non stop for golfing. Only a full blown cult member would believe the border is a national crisis. pic.twitter.com/euJl9xj9gD
— Renegade Cowboy ???? ⚓️???? (@Rene_gadeCowboy) February 18, 2019
Money that he will not pay back to government. He will probably leave office owing a trillion and won't pay it like he has done his investments. Or escape to another country. Whatever, he is costing taxpayers who do not know he is scamming us for his pleasure.
— DK Fager (@JosiePaul8807) February 18, 2019
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