Trump’s staff must have said something last night to him about the visuals of him playing golf while the country falls apart due to the new record-setting COVID numbers and the lack of hospital space in some major cities. He awoke this morning and instantly started attacking the media for reporting on his golfing. And of course, because it is Donald Trump, he infused the entire thing with lies.
…rounds, no problem. When I play, Fake News CNN, and others, park themselves anywhere they can to get a picture, then scream “President Trump is playing golf.” Actually, I play VERY fast, get a lot of work done on the golf course, and also get a “tiny” bit of exercise. Not bad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2020 [1]
Sigh. People that exercise do so to stay physically fit and sharp. A good half-hour on the treadmill or forty-five-minute high-repetition weights can do wonders for a person. Obama did his workouts early in the morning before work.
No president, ever, has played more golf than Trump and it’s not even close. Moreover, Trump bills the government in his golf outings. He bills the government carts, for secret service meals, and finds other ways to make money at his own clubs.
But none of that matters right now. We would gladly pay him to play golf if he’d arranged for someone to lead a charge on COVID. We are in a state of emergency, and Trump can’t see it. Yesterday should have been devoted to phone calls and video chats with various mayors and governors, coordinating the federal response to the new epic numbers. They should be considering new laws regarding lockdowns and masks. More economic relief is desperately needed. Instead, he played, and no one cares how “fast” he plays. (We suspect it’s not all that fast, either.)
That’s not all on Trump’s mind this morning:
No, Radical Left anarchists, agitators, looters or protesters will not be knocking down or harming the Washington Monument, the Lincoln or Jefferson Memorials, or just about any other Federal Monumrnt or Statue. If they even try, an automatic 10 years in prison. Sorry!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2020 [2]
He worries about monuments while the country dies and kids cannot go back to school. Ten years? That’s an infinitely longer percentage of time served than Roger Stone. We all know, one cannot divide by zero. This is what Trump cares about, monuments. Instead of threatening people who are reckless about COVID, he is threatening people about monuments, ones that aren’t even under attack.
He has time to praise people who think he’s great:
Thank you to J.R. Majewski, a great Air Force Veteran and Trump Supporter who did a beautiful job of turning his lawn into a giant Trump Sign. Thanks also to your fantastic Ohio neighbors. We are making record progress on JOBS, etc. Big Silent Majority!!! @foxandfriends [3]
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2020 [4]
Silent majority? Straight back to Nixonian days except even Nixon knew there were limits. The most corrupt president in history continues to dive lower.
We have now built 240 Miles of new Border Wall on our Southern Border. We will have over 450 Miles built by the end of the year. Have established some of the best Border Numbers ever. The Radical Left Democrats want Open Borders for anyone, including many criminals, to come in!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2020 [5]
His big beautiful stupid wall? We always remind you, it isn’t a wall, it’s a fence. It is a fence primarily in places where there has always been a fence, just not one this big. We don’t know how many miles are here or there because he’ll lie about anything, including official statistics. We do know that Mexico isn’t paying for it.
The country is falling apart. No one would know by reading Trump’s stream of conscious tweets. We will see how he reacts to the morning shows today.
Trump’s tweet about Obama golfing more than him had the internet howling:
Obama played more golf than you? What freaking reality are you living in? That's all you do is play golf. You're the biggest golf player ever in the WH AND you're playing at your own resorts so you can charge the government & make money. Liar. pic.twitter.com/4XFI2cXcrv [6]
— Kat Lewis (@Nannykat1953) July 12, 2020 [7]
President Obama played *way* less golf than President Trump, Obama did not charge US each time, Obama got real exercise too (playing basketball) and was not morbidly obese like Trump, Obama also found time to: parent his children & read Daily Briefing & govern competently.
— David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) July 12, 2020 [8]
you've spent 275 days of your presidency playing golf. you watch yourself on television all day long, and into the night. you play with your phone during meetings. you've completely given up on the pandemic while still rages. you half-ass your job and everything is falling apart
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) July 12, 2020 [9]
Oh boy… looks like do-nothing Lazyass-in-Chief woke up feeling very insecure today…
— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) July 12, 2020 [10]
First of all, that's PRESIDENT Obama to you, pal! 😠
And you *have* already played more golf than he did in 8 years! 😏
And I'm SOOOOOOO glad you yourself have put the word 'exercise' between double quotes! 🤭
You're not gonna get it, but it's hilaaaaaarious! 😂🤣
— Paul Jongen #WearAMask 😷 (@pjljongen) July 12, 2020 [11]
This is such a grotesque lie. President Obama played less than 100 rounds of golf in 8 years. And he worked the same day after he was done golfing. You’ve golfed hundreds of times in less than four years, and you’ve never done any work after golfing.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) July 12, 2020 [12]
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Peace, y’all
Jason
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