US President Donald Trump walks from a SUV upon return to the White House in Washington, DC on May 23, 2020. - Trump returned to the White House after spending the day at his Virginia golf club. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
May 23, 2020
President Donald J. Trump, who has faced mounting criticism for his administration's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis and his lack of empathy throughout, decided to leave the White House on Saturday to play golf.
Trump visited his Trump National Golf Club located just outside Washington, D.C., in Sterling, Virginia.
By CNN's count, this was the president's 357th visit to one of his properties and his 265th trip to one of his golf clubs during his presidency.
White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx on Friday said that sports such as golf could be played safely if social distancing was in place and players didn't touch flags.
Trump going golfing shows a tone-deafness and a lack of empathy. The U.S. pandemic death toll is approaching 100,000, and 40 million Americans are unemployed.
\u201c100,000 Americans dead. 40,000,000 unemployed. So let\u2019s go golfing.\u201d— Rob Reiner (@Rob Reiner) 1590258348
\u201cI would just say \u201cFuck you\u201d but out of respect to the office of the Presidency. I\u2019ll say, \u201cFuck you, sir.\u201d\n\nAlmost 100,000 dead Americans and you\u2019re fucking golfing. \n\nTrump Heads to Golf Course For First Time Since Virus Lockdowns https://t.co/2ZUjO3OFtN\u201d— Rick Wilson (@Rick Wilson) 1590249526
\u201cCNN photojournalist @abdallahcnn got a shot of President Trump golfing today. He says the president is moving around the course in a golf cart alone but is golfing with three partners. None of the men are wearing masks.\u201d— Jason Hoffman (@Jason Hoffman) 1590248730
\u201cPres motorcade departs WH this morning at 9:52AM and arrived 35 mins later at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, VA. By my count, its Pres Trump's 185th golf outing spanning all or part of 247 days.\u201d— Mark Knoller (@Mark Knoller) 1590245579
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President Donald J. Trump, who has faced mounting criticism for his administration's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis and his lack of empathy throughout, decided to leave the White House on Saturday to play golf.
Trump visited his Trump National Golf Club located just outside Washington, D.C., in Sterling, Virginia.
By CNN's count, this was the president's 357th visit to one of his properties and his 265th trip to one of his golf clubs during his presidency.
White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx on Friday said that sports such as golf could be played safely if social distancing was in place and players didn't touch flags.
Trump going golfing shows a tone-deafness and a lack of empathy. The U.S. pandemic death toll is approaching 100,000, and 40 million Americans are unemployed.
\u201c100,000 Americans dead. 40,000,000 unemployed. So let\u2019s go golfing.\u201d— Rob Reiner (@Rob Reiner) 1590258348
\u201cI would just say \u201cFuck you\u201d but out of respect to the office of the Presidency. I\u2019ll say, \u201cFuck you, sir.\u201d\n\nAlmost 100,000 dead Americans and you\u2019re fucking golfing. \n\nTrump Heads to Golf Course For First Time Since Virus Lockdowns https://t.co/2ZUjO3OFtN\u201d— Rick Wilson (@Rick Wilson) 1590249526
\u201cCNN photojournalist @abdallahcnn got a shot of President Trump golfing today. He says the president is moving around the course in a golf cart alone but is golfing with three partners. None of the men are wearing masks.\u201d— Jason Hoffman (@Jason Hoffman) 1590248730
\u201cPres motorcade departs WH this morning at 9:52AM and arrived 35 mins later at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, VA. By my count, its Pres Trump's 185th golf outing spanning all or part of 247 days.\u201d— Mark Knoller (@Mark Knoller) 1590245579
President Donald J. Trump, who has faced mounting criticism for his administration's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis and his lack of empathy throughout, decided to leave the White House on Saturday to play golf.
Trump visited his Trump National Golf Club located just outside Washington, D.C., in Sterling, Virginia.
By CNN's count, this was the president's 357th visit to one of his properties and his 265th trip to one of his golf clubs during his presidency.
White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx on Friday said that sports such as golf could be played safely if social distancing was in place and players didn't touch flags.
Trump going golfing shows a tone-deafness and a lack of empathy. The U.S. pandemic death toll is approaching 100,000, and 40 million Americans are unemployed.
\u201c100,000 Americans dead. 40,000,000 unemployed. So let\u2019s go golfing.\u201d— Rob Reiner (@Rob Reiner) 1590258348
\u201cI would just say \u201cFuck you\u201d but out of respect to the office of the Presidency. I\u2019ll say, \u201cFuck you, sir.\u201d\n\nAlmost 100,000 dead Americans and you\u2019re fucking golfing. \n\nTrump Heads to Golf Course For First Time Since Virus Lockdowns https://t.co/2ZUjO3OFtN\u201d— Rick Wilson (@Rick Wilson) 1590249526
\u201cCNN photojournalist @abdallahcnn got a shot of President Trump golfing today. He says the president is moving around the course in a golf cart alone but is golfing with three partners. None of the men are wearing masks.\u201d— Jason Hoffman (@Jason Hoffman) 1590248730
\u201cPres motorcade departs WH this morning at 9:52AM and arrived 35 mins later at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, VA. By my count, its Pres Trump's 185th golf outing spanning all or part of 247 days.\u201d— Mark Knoller (@Mark Knoller) 1590245579
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