Trump Tweets Defending His Golfing as ‘Exercise’ and Attacks Obama, Biden
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President Donald Trump struck back at those criticizing him for playing golf this weekend, firing off several tweets attacking former Vice President — and Trump’s presumptive Democratic opponent — Joe Biden.
As Mediaite reported, on Saturday, the president was spotted golfing on his course in Sterling, Virginia, for the first time since early March.
Photographs of Trump were met with immediate criticism, for the timing as the United States nears 100,000 dead from the coronavirus pandemic, for his failure to wear a mask, and for the apparent hypocrisy. Trump had frequently criticized former President Barack Obama for golfing during his presidency.
Trump defended himself, characterizing his golfing as “exercise” and denouncing those who “think I should stay in the White House at all times.”
He also noted that it was the first time he had played in almost three months, then slamming both Biden and Obama for their recreational activities during their administration.
“Biden was constantly vacationing, relaxing & making shady deals with other countries, [and] Barack was always playing golf, doing much of his traveling in a fume spewing 747 to play golf in Hawaii,” tweeted Trump.
UPDATE 05/25: On Memorial Day, President Trump continued to tweet in defense of his golf outings:
….3 months and, if I waited 3 years, they would do their usual “hit” pieces anyway. They are sick with hatred and dishonesty. They are truly deranged! They don’t mention Sleepy Joe’s poor work ethic, or all of the time Obama spent on the golf course, often flying to….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
….Hawaii in a big, fully loaded 747, to play. What did that do to the so-called Carbon Footprint? He also played moments after the brutal killing by ISIS of a wonderful young man. Totally inappropriate – and it was me who shattered 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. I was left a MESS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
