Before becoming president, Donald Trump used Twitter to criticize President Obama for playing golf. He promised voters that he would eschew golf. But since becoming president, he has made regular trips to his golf clubs.
According to The Washington Post:
No modern president took less vacation than Jimmy Carter (79 days), while Ronald Reagan spent 335 days at his beloved California ranch.
With that in mind, here is a record of Trump’s outings.
Ready, set, go!
- First quarter, January-March 2017
- Second quarter, April-June 2017
- Third quarter, July-September 2017
- Fourth quarter, October-December 2017
June
May
Day 106-109, May 4-7 (Thursday-Sunday, New Jersey)
Day 108, 6 May 2017 (Saturday)
Looks like @POTUS hit the links today. Not via WH press pool, but via Instagrammer at his club pic.twitter.com/Uptz2hlLCh
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) May 6, 2017
Day 107, 5 May 2017 (Friday)
WH bringing $1.1-trillion spending bill to Pres Trump at his NJ golf club for signing this afternoon well before midnight shutdown deadline.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 5, 2017
Day 106, 4 May 2017 (Thursday)
Trump to spend long weekend at Bedminster, NJ property. He left Washington Thursday evening.
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/860328418654736384
Boarded Air Force One in suit and tie, gets off in a tuxedo. pic.twitter.com/1YOtbq47eT
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 4, 2017
Air Force One comes in for landing at @JFKairport. pic.twitter.com/005ncRymcv
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 4, 2017
Then at @JBA_NAFW, boards Air Force One for his first flight back to NYC since taking office. Will meet tonight with @TurnbullMalcolm. pic.twitter.com/pMvxcQSJF7
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 4, 2017
April
Day 101, April 30 (Sunday, Virginia)
After 4½ hours at his golf club in VA, Pres Trump headed back to the WH. Aides again declined to confirm he played golf.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 30, 2017
Day 84-87 (Thursday-Friday-Sunday, Mar-a-Lago Florida)
Trump spent the Easter weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. He arrived Thursday, according to CBS Miami.
Day 86, April 15 (Saturday, West Palm Beach)
Donald Trump was spotted back at his Palm Beach golf course on Saturday amid growing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. ~ Daily Mail
https://twitter.com/mcspocky/status/853394261311725574
Day 85, April 14 (Friday, West Palm Beach)
Trump has now visited one of his golf clubs on 20% of his days as president so far (17 golf course trips in 84 days)
Watch candidate Trump: pic.twitter.com/ebenEehYJP
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) April 14, 2017
Day 80, April 9 (Sunday, Florida)
Trump has visited one of his golf clubs 17 times since being
sworn in as president 11 weeks ago. Click To Tweet
After 5 hours at his golf club, Pres Trump back at Mar-a-Lago. Leaves for DC later in the afternoon.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 9, 2017
Day 79, April 8 (Saturday, Florida)
After 5 hours at Trump Intl Golf Club, the Pres returns to Mar-a-Lago. Was seen playing golf, but WH yet to confirm.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 8, 2017
From his golf club in West Palm Beach, Pres also tweets congrats to US military for carrying out strike "so well" on Syria.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/850826540560637952
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/850698941268189184
Day 73, April 2 (Sunday, Virginia)
Trump has visited one of his golf clubs 15 times in the 10 weeks since he was sworn in as president.
After 5 hrs at golf club with @RandPaul and Budget Dir Mulvaney, Pres Trump back at WH.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 2, 2017
Pres Trump has made 15 visits to his golf clubs in FL and VA. Confirmed he played some golf 11 times.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 2, 2017
Trump plays golf with Rand Paul, Mulvaney at Trump Golf Club in Virginia https://t.co/fd7e8eialO pic.twitter.com/VtcpwnYWLh
— The Hill (@thehill) April 2, 2017
Day 72, April 1 (Saturday, Virginia)
The Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, VA, was vandalized. The course was also vandalized in November after the 2016 presidential election.