President Donald Trump played golf for the fourth time during his stay in Mar-a-Lago as his schedule read that he worked ‘relentlessly for the American people. ‘
The president of his golf club arrived on Monday morning for a while on the ties after he looked into and signed a $ 900 billion government-funded legislative package that will provide COVID relief for those who suffers from the pandemic. He left after about four and a half hours at his club.
He has visited his Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach for four of his five days in Florida.
The weather in Florida was perfect for 18 holes – in the 60s with partially cloudy skies and light winds – and Trump has taken advantage of his vacation at the Winter White House to spend time at the planting activity. favorite pastime.
President Donald Trump in a golf cart on his golf course West Pal Beach Monday
President Trump golfs almost every day while at Palm Beach, living at Mar-a-Lago
President Trump plays golf for the fourth time since he arrived in Florida
President Trump gives supporters double thumbs as he returns to Mar-a-Lago after golf
President Donald Trump heads to his West Palm Beach golf course Monday morning, looking at his phone while in his motorcade
President Trump’s motorcade makes its way to his golf course
President Trump’s public record for Monday
There are no public events on Trump’s public agenda but there is a note: ‘During the holiday season, President Trump will continue to work tirelessly for the American People. His schedule includes many meetings and calls.
His schedule has been on schedule since Thursday, his first full day in Florida where he spends the holiday season with his family.
The White House has not released information on what kind of meetings and calls the president had participated in.
The president is not the only member of his administration on vacation – Vice President Mike Pence is in Vail, Colorado, and Finance Secretary Steve Mnuchin is at a resort in Cabo, Mexico.
Trump’s golf game on Monday comes after the president folded and signed a COVID relief / government funding bill he threatened to put down – receiving nothing as a reward for the uproar he had ‘threat.
In a statement accompanying the signing announcement, Trump said he was returning the bill to Congress with red lines through the spending he wanted to cut. In addition, he said the Senate would increase the amount of incentive checks to $ 2,000, a revocation repealing Section 230 that protects tech firms from blanket lawsuits, and fraud. affirmative voting.
Lawyers have signed any of these things.
Trump’s spending items include items demanded by his own administration in his budget proposal. Congress adjourns its session Jan. 3, gives lawyers little time to get involved in any of the demands, and Trump himself is duck president disabled who will be out of office in 23 days.
Trump spent Sunday afternoon on the phone with Mnuchin and House Republican President Kevin McCarthy, Axios reported, urging him to sign the legislation.
After Trump announced he had signed the bill, the chairman of the Home Medical Committee announced the president’s proposed spending cuts when he arrived.
A spokeswoman for New York Representative Nita Lowey, who has a committee with the power of the federal purse, said Trump’s red version of the sweeping and funding support legislation is ‘DOA.’
President Trump on his golf course Monday
Supporters shake out signs of support for President Trump as his motorcade goes with them
President Trump’s public record notes that he is working ‘hard’ for the American people; above is seen on his golf course
The president also filed a request that while Congress cut out what it calls unnecessary spending, they will also raise checks directly for Americans from the $ 600 that is already in the bill to $ 2,000.
‘As President, I have told Congress that I want to spend far less waste and more money going to the American people in the form of $ 2,000 checks per adult and $ 600 per child,’ he said. the statement announces its signs Sunday afternoon.
Senate Republican President Mitch McConnell released a statement advocating Trump’s signing legislation but did not comment on the three things Trump said he was urging the Senate to do.
‘I thank the President for signing this relief into law, along with full-year government funding legislation that will continue to rebuild and modernize our Armed Forces whose Administration has motivation. His leadership has prevented the government from closing at a time when our country could not have paid for one, ‘McConnell said.
‘I am delighted that the people of America will receive this much – needed support as our country continues to fight this pandemic,’ he said.
The House will meet Monday to discuss legislation that will expand the incentive reviews to $ 2,000. Spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Sunday night that the president should help persuade Republicans to support him.
The Senate is expected to be in session on Tuesday.
Trump threw lawmakers for a curve last week with his sudden call for a spate of provocative scrutiny and the explosion of the bill – which included a number of his administration’s funding requests – as a disgrace. . ‘
The president sat largely on the sidelines while Mnuchin negotiated with Republicans and Democrats to reach a final agreement, which was passed by both chambers of Congress.
When Trump stopped signing 14 million Americans lost their unemployment benefits Saturday night and there could be a delay in returning them now that the president has signed the measure.
Democrats tasted Trump for slowing down the process.
‘President’s delay in agreeing to aid legislation has cost millions of Americans the much-needed pandemic-related unemployment assistance,’ said Chair of the Procedures Committee House and Manner Richard Neal, a Democrat from Massachusetts. His stalking has only caused anxiety and hardship to workers and families who are doing collateral damage in his political games. Now, people have to wait even longer for direct payments and other vital support to arrive. ‘