With Dorian Bearing Down On U.S., Trump Heads For His Golf Course; VP Checks Into Trump Hotel

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks from Marine One to the White House following a weekend at Camp David, on September 1, 2019 at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago private club is under a mandatory evacuation order as Hurricane Dorian bears down on Florida. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

So much for the storm! As Dorian makes its way toward the Florida coast, Donald Trump and his entourage have decided to ride out the afternoon at his golf club in suburban Virginia. For those keeping count, this is Trump’s 227th day at a Trump golf club and 295th day at a Trump property since he was inaugurated.

Trump's second trip to the golf course this holiday weekend after cancelling his trip to Poland to monitor a massive hurricane threatening the East Coast. https://t.co/vp7jMTHcr2
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) September 2, 2019

Spotted by eagle-eyed photojournalist @abdallahcnn: Trump golfing at his Virginia golf club moments ago pic.twitter.com/0DwVtGmvGN
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) September 2, 2019

It was only yesterday when Trump paid a visit to FEMA headquarters for a briefing. It was there that he said, for the fifth time on record, that he’s never heard of a Category 5 hurricane.

President Trump: “I'm not sure that I’ve ever even heard of a Category 5."

Also President Trump: pic.twitter.com/lj8c5yeUQ1
— Kasie DC (@KasieDC) September 2, 2019

Meanwhile, not wanting to miss the action on spending tax dollars at Trump properties, Vice President Pence, en route from Poland to Ireland, lands in Shannon, where he checks into Trump’s golf resort at Doonbeg. Trump’s resort is nearly 60 miles from the airport.

VP Pence landed in Shannon, Ireland this afternoon. He is staying at Trump Doonberg, otherwise known as Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland, per a White House official. The press delegation is not staying there.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 2, 2019

Pence will spend the night in Doonbeg then fly back across Ireland to Dublin for meetings. A curious taxpayer might ask why he didn’t fly to Dublin in the first place?

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