Golf: 25 hours
Intel briefings: 6 hours
The golfing number is particularly disturbing, given that Trump hammered Obama every time HE took some time off to play golf. Trump also said during his campaign that if elected he was going to be too busy to play golf AND expected to spend most of his time at the WH. Four weeks in, he's played golf 6 times - at least 5 of those were rounds of 18 holes. Every weekend he goes to the "winter Whitehouse", Mar-a-Lago - which in reality is a private resort that used to cost $100K to join but since the election now costs $200K - we, the taxpayers, are on the hook for the trip. His family's trips there and on business (sons going to Dubai for a hotel opening needed Secret Service protection) have so far cost us about $11.3 million in the first month of his term. If that continues, we're looking at more than $135 million in personal travel expenses per YEAR. Contrast that with the estimate from Judicial Watch that Obama's personal travel cost averaged about $12.1 million per year.
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But don't worry, he's going to cut government spending and reduce your taxes...
Also:
Number of positions requiring Senate confirmation: 549
Number of nominations Trump has submitted: 34
The unfilled positions are a major concern - this is not something that can be blamed on Dem obstruction; he has literally not even attempted to fill those positions yet, which means that his administration is not being staffed properly. This is what happens when you have a senior staff that has no idea what they're doing, and a chief executive who has his eye on the wrong ball. It's not the golf ball quietly sitting on the tee, Donald - it's that 97 mph fastball headed your way that you really should be paying attention to...
One month down, and the world hasn't blown up yet. 47 more to go before we have a prayer of restoring sanity. |
