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turbinetree

(26,723 posts)
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 08:52 PM Yesterday

Trump's shutdown golf trip pushes taxpayer tab soaring to staggering new heights

By Ray Hartmann
Published October 31, 2025 8:24 PM ET

Donald Trump isn't about to let the impending hunger of millions of Americans impede his golf game.

The Huffington Post reported that the president "marked the first full month of the ongoing government shutdown Friday by blaming it all on Democrats and taking a $3.4 million golf trip to Florida, bringing the total that taxpayers have spent on his hobby to $60.7 million since he retook the presidency in January."

The report also teed up this eye-popping scorecard.

https://www.rawstory.com/msn/trump-golf-2674255713/

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Trump's shutdown golf trip pushes taxpayer tab soaring to staggering new heights (Original Post) turbinetree Yesterday OP
The stress on the Commander in Chief must be stressful BOSSHOG Yesterday #1
I don't think that man has had a legitimate night of sleep in 15 years. Initech 22 hrs ago #7
Terrorists use this as a strategy. Turbineguy Yesterday #2
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker 23 hrs ago #3
Why can't this shit be stopped? LilElf70 23 hrs ago #4
Kick dalton99a 23 hrs ago #5
Maybe someday there will be a law madamesilverspurs 22 hrs ago #6

BOSSHOG

(43,983 posts)
1. The stress on the Commander in Chief must be stressful
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 09:05 PM
Yesterday

The nonstop hate and lies and racism and not giving a fuck about human beings (less pliant billionaires) must be overwhelming. But he can always count on spineless eunuch Mikey Johnson to do what he’s told.

Initech

(106,742 posts)
7. I don't think that man has had a legitimate night of sleep in 15 years.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 12:04 AM
22 hrs ago

That can't be good for you.

madamesilverspurs

(16,420 posts)
6. Maybe someday there will be a law
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:59 PM
22 hrs ago

that the Prez can play golf only at Camp David, where we own the accommodations and the golf carts, no money going into the Prez's pockets.


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