DAY 342 Dec. 27
President Donald Trump golfs. A lot.
The White House tries to hide that fact. A lot.
On Wednesday, though, the White House evidently stepped it up a notch: As reporters tried to catch a glimpse of Trump golfing near his private club Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, a white box truck drove in front of the president and blocked reportersβ view.
Just as it was totally frustrating for CNN's crack team of paparazzi who believe getting footage of the president not golfing is not nearly as trivial as it is.
The sitting president has only spent a third of his presidency at one of his properties, after all. But there is a reason White House aides are trying to obscure the fact that the president is always out on the golf course.
NBC is all over Not-Golfing-Gate like one of Trump's suits:
Pres. Trump has arrived at his south Florida golf club again this morning, marking his 86th day at a Trump golf property, and his 112th day at a Trump property since taking office. https://t.co/lDLsKoQdnLpic.twitter.com/9NtDIOrAXa
β NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) December 27, 2017
Who knew not golfing could be so complicated?
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