Oh horse hockey. Mr. Trump has been spending taxpayer money doing exactly what he lambasted Obama for - playing golf - and at 2.5 times the rate! He even did it in the middle of that precious 3 weeks between when we had our first community transmission and when he finally acknowledged we had a crisis with the coronavirus. And he has done so at the cost of the equivalent of 334 years of presidential salary.
There are golf courses in and around Washington DC he could go play at for a fraction of the cost to the taxpayer. And if your weekend outings cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to the American taxpayer, then you either should find another hobby of take responsibility for the cost. After all, he is a billionaire, no?
Finally, while many have a 40 hour, 5-day work week, I defy you to find any CEO or salaried person who only works those hours. If you find any, they will be a true rarity. Some jobs are done when the job needs doing - not on a clock. I would suggest the presidency is one of those jobs.
ETA: to be clear, I have no objection to a man relaxing. My objection is a) the hypocrisy of lambasting a predecessor and then doing the same thing at 2.5 times the rate, b) the cost of his hobby to the American taxpayer.
There are golf courses in and around Washington DC he could go play at for a fraction of the cost to the taxpayer. And if your weekend outings cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to the American taxpayer, then you either should find another hobby of take responsibility for the cost. After all, he is a billionaire, no?
Finally, while many have a 40 hour, 5-day work week, I defy you to find any CEO or salaried person who only works those hours. If you find any, they will be a true rarity. Some jobs are done when the job needs doing - not on a clock. I would suggest the presidency is one of those jobs.
ETA: to be clear, I have no objection to a man relaxing. My objection is a) the hypocrisy of lambasting a predecessor and then doing the same thing at 2.5 times the rate, b) the cost of his hobby to the American taxpayer.
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