It seems like just yesterday President Trump was making headlines for starting a nuclear war with North Korea. Obviously his “fire and fury” comment is what dominated headlines, but the real purpose of his meeting Tuesday with Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price and acting Director of National Drug Control Policy Richard Baum was to discuss the nation’s opioid abuse crisis.
On Wednesday, though, the president was in hot water with the press for golfing … after tweeting earlier that his 17-day vacation was not a vacation.
Working in Bedminster, N.J., as long planned construction is being done at the White House. This is not a vacation – meetings and calls!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2017
This seems to be one of those occasions when the media took Trump literally. So he is sneaking in some golf among those meetings and calls, according to an Instagram post spotted by reporters from Axios, CNN, Bloomberg, the New York Times, and NBC News.
Trump golfed today, Instagram post confirmshttps://t.co/kYHq0RlP76 pic.twitter.com/PKeXvBUIAV
— Axios (@axios) August 9, 2017
While WH refuses to say what POTUS is up to, Instagram user poses photo of himself with POTUS on the golf course pic.twitter.com/rWceFUsJHB
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) August 9, 2017
Photo of Trump on golf course posted on Instagram. User says he golfed with Trump today. https://t.co/BJNSCXfige pic.twitter.com/3i7PSIS2Wd
— Dan Merica (@merica) August 9, 2017
"not a vacation – meetings and calls!" pic.twitter.com/XclutdNww3
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 9, 2017
Trump's golfing while on his working vacation today, @jeneps notes. pic.twitter.com/wIpHYr64IL
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 9, 2017
Hey now — his tweet didn’t say it was a working vacation; it said it was not a vacation. The press is supposed to be holding the president’s feet to the fire.
"meetings and calls!" https://t.co/gWOUK7yV2z
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) August 9, 2017
"This is not a vacation – meetings and calls!" -POTUS, Aug 5https://t.co/iHHx6T67Rt https://t.co/H74NVtsY8H
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) August 9, 2017
"You know who’s not golfing? Bob Mueller, that’s who," a GOP operative texts me. https://t.co/V9gHB2BFXC
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 9, 2017
And that’s not all.
per the 'gram, the golfer says the match was set up by Richard Levine, whose name @Fahrenthold will recognize https://t.co/Z6vT4HycvL
— Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) August 9, 2017
Yes! A donor to the Donald J. Trump Foundation and one of @realDonaldTrump's most frequent golf partners. https://t.co/dqTe4nQgmC
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/sartorialskwirl/status/895373380668592131
So literally "pay to play" – broadcasted on social media no less.
— kevin (@KevINthe406) August 9, 2017
Meetings and calls! Meetings and calls!
— Resistance Is Vital (@JavaJed) August 9, 2017
See … the press can dig pretty quickly when inspiration strikes.
https://twitter.com/robynmastandrea/status/895374944502243328
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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So THAT’S the reason: Keith Olbermann explains why ‘we don’t see’ Trump playing golf https://t.co/9ioSKOdlj6
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 14, 2017
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