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[Dalek]

Trump reportedly heading to Mar-a-Lago for third straight weekend, obliterating campaign promise

On February 17, President Trump will head to his $200,000-per-membership Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach for the third consecutive weekend, according to the Palm Beach Post.

Each trip reportedly costs taxpayers upward of $3 million.

Trump’s reluctance to spend a weekend in Washington stands in contrast to what he promised during the campaign, when he said he’d “rarely leave the White House.”

“I would rarely leave the White House because there’s so much work to be done,” Trump told a reporter in 2015. “I would not be a president who took vacations. I would not be a president that takes time off… You don’t have time to take time off.”

Trump would argue that he’s working during his weekend getaways to Mar-a-Lago, but he might be doing more harm than good.

On Saturday, the president had to deal with an international crisis during a dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, creating a situation where members of the club and wait staff were able to watch and listen in as the two heads of state grappled with matters of war and peace. Aides reportedly used their cell phones to illuminate sensitive documents on a dimly-lit terrace.

Earlier Saturday, Trump played golf with Abe — marking the second time he hit the links since his January 20 inauguration. Trump repeatedly criticized President Obama for golfing during his presidency:

Last month, the Trump Organization announced that initiation fees for Mar-a-Lago membership were doubling to $200,000. For that price, members get access to the president, including the opportunity to take selfies with senior White House staff.

 

[DarkJediKnight]

Colour me Orange if surprised.

 

[TheSaddestSort]

This presidency's version of clearing brush.

 

[Zen Aku]

Trump supporters

"He deserves a break! Rounding up all those illegal Mexicans is exhausting!"

Spoiler

smh

 

[NYR]

<picture of Trump tweets whining about Obama golfing.jog>

 

[lastplayed]

Low energy President.

 

[shira]

Do the reporters bring their own garbage bags or does he provide them

 

[ginger ninja]

Remember when people used to bitch about Obama's once in a while golf games ? Fun times..

 

[BlueTsunami]

The 9 to 5 President

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

He's making his weekly payment to himself, why stop?

 

[Enduin]

Colour me Orange if surprised.

Going to be Burnt-out Orange at this rate. Guy's never had to work so hard on his life and it's killing him.

 

[Magus1234]

He deserves it, I say take a few years off.

 

[Shadybiz]

This will be the standard going forward, and it's amazing that people might be surprised by this. I mean, aside from signing a few executive orders that he probably didn't read, he took the first weekend in office off.

 

[DorkLord54]

Do the reporters bring their own garbage bags or does he provide them

They ask if they can borrow it from the set of the next Neil Breen movie.

 

[Zophar]

I don't think he has the stamina.

 

[tapedeck]

Colour me Orange if surprised.

Legit Question: If he goes to Florida so frequently why does he have to spray tan? &#129300;

 

[Savitar]

He badly wants to get away from it all as much as possible.

 

[Tovarisc]

Well he has to provide services that are paid for, 200k / membership.

 

[GK86]

Do the reporters bring their own garbage bags or does he provide them

He provides them at taxpayer's expense.

 

[Loudninja]

He acts l regular job.

 

[Fuchsdh]

This presidency's version of clearing brush.

Bush spending time in Crawford is nothing compared to this. Trump is literally running a side business while president banking on him showing up to his stupid club so assholes, idiots, or opportunists will pay more money.

Bush is looking better every single day next to this guy.

 

[Rentahamster]

the Trump Organization announced that initiation fees for Mar-a-Lago membership were doubling to $200,000. For that price, members get access to the president, including the opportunity to take selfies with senior White House staff.

lol

 

[antonz]

Selfies like this. hey everybody this guy has the Nuclear football!!!!!!!!!

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Didn't he say, or at least infer, that he was gonna do this as president?

When someone tells you are believe them

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

lol

Excuse me

B L I N D T R U S T

 

[Razorskin]

They're diplomatic golf trips!

 

[Permanently A]

 

[Log4Girlz]

I wonder if his Russian code name is Agent Orange

 

[Shig]

Do the reporters bring their own garbage bags or does he provide them

Only the finest military-grade Halliburton bags for Trump's windows. $4000 a pop.

 

[Killthee]

Gotta sell those club memberships somehow.

Money Money Money

 

[SymbiantXenos]

Literally stealing from tax payers.

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

Beyond being unethical, how is this not illegal?!

Last month, the Trump Organization announced that initiation fees for Mar-a-Lago membership were doubling to $200,000. For that price, members get access to the president, including the opportunity to take selfies with senior White House staff.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

We will be hearing trumptsers and Republican outrage any second now guys, don't worry.

 

[NullPointer]

Beyond being unethical, how is this not illegal?!

$200,000 seems kind of cheap to get nice seats in the Situation Room of the Winter White House.

 

[Gutek]

Beyond being unethical, how is this not illegal?!

Because America is not ready to handle banana republic style corruption. I mean, the president is basically exempt from all corruptions laws.

 

[Wag]

Legit Question: If he goes to Florida so frequently why does he have to spray tan? &#129300;

He likes oranges?

 

[Tovarisc]

$200,000 seems kind of cheap to get nice seats in the Situation Room of the Winter White House.

Throw in extra 50k and you get to touch nuclear football.

 

[Seesaw15]

BUT NO SALARY.

 

[lupinko]

Is he going to on beat Dubbya on trips back home? Dubbya when to his Texas Walker ranch all the time.

 

[Linkura]

My husband has a good point: The more time Trump spends fucking off, the less time he is fucking things up for the rest of the country. But he's doing official business there, like bringing Abe along with him last weekend, and that's fucking disturbing.

 

[hawk2025]

Beyond being unethical, how is this not illegal?!

Because, in our incredible hubris, the US thought it was institutionally strong enough to handle Latin America-style brazen corruption without explicit laws.

 

[Nirolak]

Actually I'm fine with him spending as little time trying to be president as possible.

 

[tapedeck]

He likes oranges?

 

[Rebel Leader]

Each trip reportedly costs taxpayers upward of $3 million.

Any moment GOP. You gave shit for obama taking a vacation to india that cost for 400k but nothing on this man taking WEEKLY trips that cost 3 million per trip.

 

[Plasticine]

Can he start spending his weeks there as well?

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

$200,000 seems kind of cheap to get nice seats in the Situation Room of the Winter White House.

It's dinner theater really. See Trump does support the arts!

 

[Maximus.]

Blah blah blah business man will fix the country, Obama is corrupt.

Fucking idiots.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

He badly wants to get away from it all as much as possible.

So thankful the country just stops doing anything on the weekends.

 

[Back-In-Black]

Selfies like this. hey everybody this guy has the Nuclear football!!!!!!!!!

LOL.

 

[RoKKeR]

But hey guys Obama golfed too much. Weak leader!

He's not gonna last.