Donald Trump once again spent the weekend playing golf at a Trump-owned golf course, his 13th golf outing and eighth consecutive weekend at a Trump-owned property. The paying members of his private clubs are certainly getting the benefit of the high-profile owner spending a considerable amount of his time rubbing elbows and promoting his properties. Initially White House spokespeople said Trump was in meetings all weekend at one of his courses, but soon enough photos began to emerge proving that he was playing golf and watching golf, NOT attending meetings. Unless, of course, he attends meetings in golf cleats:
That was Saturday. So, what did Trump do on Sunday? He again played golf and lounged around his private clubhouse watching golf, as evidenced by these photos:
He capped off the weekend by joining Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for dinner at—surprise!—the Trump-owned BLT Prime restaurant inside the Trump International Hotel in D.C. He’s using his presidency as a nonstop promotional tour of Trump-branded properties. Never in the history of this country has someone so blatantly used the White House to enrich themselves. It’s an ethical train wreck and could be a violation of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.
And let’s take a moment to reflect back on con artist candidate Donald Trump and his mega-promises to gullible crowds. In this short clip he tells the crowd, “I have the greatest stuff and you know what? I love golf. But if I were in the White House, I don’t think I’d ever see Turnberry again. I don’t think I’d ever see Doral again. I own Doral in Miami. I don’t think I’d ever see many of the places I have. I don’t think I’d ever see anything, I just want to stay in the White House and work my ass off and make great deals, right? Who’s gonna leave?”
The golf outings to Florida are costing taxpayers an estimated $3 million per trip. Much of it going directly to Trump’s private-owned properties. In fact, the Secret Service has already doled out $16,000 in golf cart rentals alone at Mar-A-Lago.
And while it is crystal clear Donald Trump spent most of his weekend playing golf, watching golf and promoting his various properties, how did Fox News cover Trump’s weekend? By telling their own gullible viewers that Trump spent the entire weekend working at the White House. They shared this even after all of the photos emerged on social media of Trump playing golf all weekend: