Trump Marks Full Month Of Government Shutdown With $3.4 Million Golf Trip To Florida

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-shutdown-florida-golf_n_69051d7be4b0060501ac44b6

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  1. Remember when Republicans used to say Barack Obama did nothing but golf?

  2. So net 20,000 Americans could’ve eaten this month instead of this gf trip? Nice move orange Marie Antoinette

  3. > Asked about the shutdown, which has furloughed nearly 700,000 federal workers and is forcing another 700,000 to continue working without pay, Trump blamed Democrats. He told reporters after arriving on Air Force One: “It’s their fault. Everything is their fault.”

    >During the flight south, he spent time posting photos of his latest renovation project at the White House, redoing the Lincoln bathroom in ornate marble and gold. “The Refurbished Lincoln Bathroom in the White House — Highly polished, Statuary marble!” he wrote.

    Rather than be presidential he attempts to shift all responsibility on to others (This is part of his origin myth – never being at fault, for anything.). Regardless of the suffering of his fellow citizens, it’s all someone else’s fault and he’s not going to lift a finger to help, even if it can be done from a recliner on a luxury jet.

    But we know what he did do on his jaunt to the club – he posted tons of photos of what looked like a bathroom from one of Saddam’s old palaces. Decked out in marble and gold, undoubtedly costing a small fortune.  For guests. 

    Spending millions and millions of dollars on vacations and vanity projects, using the people’s money, during a government shutdown that he has, at best, done nothing to solve, and at worst, actively worked against.

    Where maga? Where is the bottom? How low can he go before you say “too far”?

    He does not care about you, or your family. He does not care about America. He cares only for himself.

  4. Don’t worry, his top priority is still on his mind!

    No, not the country; the ballroom. We were assured that was his top priority.

  6. To Trump, golfing is more important than stopping kids from going hungry or ensuring adequate health care for the American public.

  7. He handled a government shutdown by going to his tacky Florida swamp house to play golf and check in on some hidden classified documents.

    So nothing has changed, in other words.

  8. If he is such a deal maker he should have already resolved this.

  9. Apropos, no? Not caring, being disconnected, spending money he doesn’t own, having fun, while everyone else suffers.

  10. No money to feed hungry kids but plenty of money for King Trump to golf

  13. The corruption will continue until morale improves! 

  14. Remind me again how the shutdown is the Democrats problem.

  15. So has SNAP funding been stopped today? Are 42 mio americans gonna go without any access to food?

  16. It would be a shame if golf courses started to get destroyed

  18. Love or hate Michael Bloomberg, I always respected the story about how he rode his bike around town during the big transit strike in NYC during his time as mayor there.

    Even Zelensky wouldn’t wear a suit while his country was at war.

    How can anyone get behind a leader who won’t stand in solidarity with his people??? It’s so disrespectful, he should be ashamed at his lack of compassion. And yet another sign America has two sets of rules, one for the common folk and one for the rich and powerful.

  20. Atta boy! The way a president should do things – starve everyone, take the money and go golfing to pleasure his ego and himself. Love it!!!

  21. Y’all Voted for this. Embarrassing to be a US citizen right now. Most of us didn’t ask for this. Karma will come back around on these So called Repedocans

  22. So um when does the second French Revolution start? Asking for a friend

  23. Just imagine the outrage if any other president (Republican or Democrat) did this.

  24. And the MAGA mouth breathers fully support 3.4 mil being wasted on Trump golf because it’s “draining the swamp” and his golfing is “sticking it to Washington and the Libs”. Can’t make this shit up in 2025 USA.

  25. It’s almost like he doesn’t give a shit about any of us… almost…

  26. Hold on. He is part of the government. President is a public servant. Since there is gov shutdown he should pay for the trip out of his pocket.

  28. When the government shuts down there shouldn’t be taxes.

  29. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are missing paychecks, but sure—let’s spend millions on a golf trip. Priorities. Lol

  30. It’s good to know that while American families cannot afford food and healtchare their “president” is safely protecting their freedoms on the golf course. What a spectacular show of solidarity in these uncertain times.

  32. I love seeing people say “he gave up his salary, he cares about our tax dollars” on the internet… but i feel they are mostly trolls. They have to be… nobody is this dense… right?

  34. He really is going all in on the “let them eat cake vibe”

  37. Willfully choosing to spend time in Florida! WILLFULLY! And you say he doesn’t have dementia!

  38. 3.4 million buys a lot of meals for the hungry. Not enough to feed all the folks he’s making go hungry, of course, but still. This is what happens when someone with no empathy is in power. It’s sickening.

  39. So, if “Leaders eat last”, like I learned while working with a bunch of ex-military; what do you call someone that hosts parties and golfs while millions of people go without food?

    I can’t say, because reddit wouldn’t like it.

  41. MAGA Cult is Disgusting and Trump is a Disgrace to the United States

  43. I am feeling burned out. I hate trump and all of maga, I want to scream from the mountains “don’t you see how awful they are?”

    They just say it’s the dems fault for everything

  44. If the government is shut down for us why is it not shut down for him?

    He can afford to finance his own damn trip to Florida after all of the grifting since taking office. Just another grift.

  46. Its just unfuckingbelievable.

    People are struggling. Even comfortably middle class families are having to make their paychecks stretch. The grocery store is a nightmare of ridiculously high prices.

    It goes without saying those missing paychecks or depending on snap are falling apart.

    We are falling into a dystopian nightmare.

  47. The $300M Bribe Palace Timeline

    **GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN**
    – Day 31 of Trump’s shutdown
    – 700,000 federal workers furloughed
    – 700,000 more working WITHOUT PAY
    – SNAP benefits about to run out for 40 million Americans

    **TRUMP’S RESPONSE**
    – $3.4 million golf trip to his own resort (funneling taxpayer money into his pocket)
    – 77th day golfing out of 286 days in office = 27% of presidency on golf courses HE OWNS
    – $60.7 MILLION in taxpayer money spent on golf in 9 months
    – Posts photos of his new GOLD MARBLE BATHROOM renovation
    – Blames Democrats: “It’s their fault. Everything is their fault.”

    **THE $300 MILLION BALLROOM**
    Funded by ‘private donations’ from:

    *Tech/Crypto (want favorable regulation):*
    – Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple
    – Coinbase (SEC dropped investigation after $1M inaugural donation)
    – Ripple (Trump promoted their coin)
    – Winklevoss twins (successfully lobbied Trump on regulators)

    *Defense Contractors (billions in federal contracts):*
    – Lockheed Martin: $10M+ donation, $33.4B in current contracts
    – Booz Allen Hamilton: 98% of revenue from government contracts

    *Companies Wanting Merger Approval:*
    – Comcast (wants Warner Bros. Discovery merger)

    *Trump’s Own Administration:*
    – **Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s FAMILY**

    *Others:*
    – ExtremityCare: Gave $5M, Trump delayed Medicare limits on their products
    – YouTube: $22M (settlement for Jan 6 ban)

    **THE DETAILS THAT MAKE IT WORSE:**
    – Donations are TAX-DEDUCTIBLE
    – Donors can remain ANONYMOUS
    – Asking for $2.5M-$5M per donor
    – May get names ETCHED INTO THE STRUCTURE
    – Going through nonprofit that normally raises $2-9M/year
    – Donors attended White House dinner for “recognition”
    – Construction started during shutdown WITHOUT required federal approval

    **Former Bush White House ethics lawyer**: “This is an ethics nightmare. It’s using access to the White House to raise money. These corporations all want something from the government.”

    This is oligarchy in real time. Federal workers are choosing between rent and food while Trump:
    1. Funnels taxpayer money into his businesses (golf)
    2. Accepts massive donations from companies needing federal approval
    3. Renovates bathrooms in gold marble
    4. Builds a $300M ballroom with legalized bribes
    5. Offers “recognition” and access to megadonors
    6. Has his own Cabinet members donate

    The cruelty is the point. The corruption is the point. This is America under Trump.

  48. This dude just spending regular Americans money on his own personal shit while the government is shut down, people are going without food, handing out 40 billion to Argentinian oligarchs , terrorizing communities with ICE, running pump and dump schemes and bitcoin scams, tearing down part of the white house to build a ballroom, bankrupting farmers with his dumb ass tariffs, protecting pedophiles…

    Make America Great Again hahahahaha

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