08/01/20
Trump heads to his own golf club as Covid-19 surges and jobless benefits expire
Trump’s motorcade drives to Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on Saturday. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP
President makes
283rd golfing trip of his term, according to CNN count, as coronavirus death toll
passes 153,000
Donald Trump prompted a familiar barrage of criticism on Saturday by visiting one of his own golf clubs as the country remains caught in numerous intensifying crises, from the raging coronavirus epidemic to anti-racism protests to the failure to extend benefits to tens of millions of jobless Americans.
Trump arrived at his Virginia golf club in the morning, according to a report from the White House pool, after leaving Washington via motorcade and dressed in his usual golfing attire of a baseball cap and a polo shirt.
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CNN, which tallies Trump trips to his golf clubs, reported that the visit was Trump’s 283th trip to a golf course while in office and his 376th day at a Trump property.
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