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Trump's White House has just arranged a foreign visit -- so that he can play golf at his own resort.
Trump's golf tab is already at $102 million in taxpayer money. This Ireland jaunt will likely add a few million more.
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Trump's golf tab is already at $102 million in taxpayer money. This Ireland jaunt will likely add a few million more.
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Is $102 million a lot?
Well ...
It equals 255 years of presidential salary.
Or three Mueller investigations.
Or six years of Special Olympics Trump wanted to cut to save money.
Well ...
It equals 255 years of presidential salary.
Or three Mueller investigations.
Or six years of Special Olympics Trump wanted to cut to save money.
Yes, this is the same president who used to insult President Obama for playing golf.
Yes, this is the same president who, as a candidate, promised he would never play golf because he would be too busy.
Yes, this is the same president who, as a candidate, promised he would never play golf because he would be too busy.
That last flight back from Mar-a-Lago after Easter, in fact, put Trump beyond that $100 million threshold. The modified Boeing 747 version of Air Force One he uses to fly there costs $273,000.
Per hour.
And it's four hours round trip.
Per hour.
And it's four hours round trip.
That Ireland trip.
Trump has been planning a taxpayer-funded visit to his golf resort in Doonbeg. In recent weeks, the White House has been scrambling to find some "official" justification for it. Late Tuesday it announced a meeting with the Irish PM.
Trump has been planning a taxpayer-funded visit to his golf resort in Doonbeg. In recent weeks, the White House has been scrambling to find some "official" justification for it. Late Tuesday it announced a meeting with the Irish PM.
Not in Dublin, the capital.
On the opposite side of the island, in Shannon, near Trump's golf course. Possibly even at the airport in Shannon, where Air Force One will arrive.
On the opposite side of the island, in Shannon, near Trump's golf course. Possibly even at the airport in Shannon, where Air Force One will arrive.
Trump's golf habit embodies so many of the defining features of the Trump administration:
Secretiveness:
Secretiveness:
Dishonesty:
Self-dealing:
Republicans who attacked Obama for all the times he played golf, meanwhile, have gone silent.
Rep. Mark Meadows called the $102 million figure a "rounding error."
And here's Sen. John Barrasso, who demanded a GAO report on Obama's golf travel:
Rep. Mark Meadows called the $102 million figure a "rounding error."
And here's Sen. John Barrasso, who demanded a GAO report on Obama's golf travel:
Obama to this point in his presidency had been on the course 70 days and cost taxpayers $30 million in travel and security.
Trump's been on the course 175 days and has cost taxpayers $102 million.
So 2.5 times as many days golfing, at more than 3 times the cost for taxpayers.
Trump's been on the course 175 days and has cost taxpayers $102 million.
So 2.5 times as many days golfing, at more than 3 times the cost for taxpayers.
Each of those Mar-a-Lago trips costs $3.4 million.
The Air Force One flight alone costs more than $1 million.
The Coast Guard spends nearly $1 million deploying ships in the Atlantic and small boats in the Intracoastal.
He has been to Mar-a-Lago 24 times already.
The Air Force One flight alone costs more than $1 million.
The Coast Guard spends nearly $1 million deploying ships in the Atlantic and small boats in the Intracoastal.
He has been to Mar-a-Lago 24 times already.
But for Trump critics, there is one ray of good news in all this:
And here is the "Trump Who Has Already Cost Taxpayers $102 million For His Golf Habit And Is Now Going To Take a Foreign Golf Vacation" story in a Pivot to Video.
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