In the throes of the 2016 campaign, former President Donald Trump vowed that he wouldn't "have time for golf" if he was elected President.
But it's no secret that Trump golfed nearly every chance he got, playing the game at least 308 times before the final month of his presidency, often using his own properties (and thereby injecting them with taxpayer money) to do so.
But Trump didn't rely on having to leave his house to play his favorite game.
In 2019, reports broke that Trump had installed a room-sized golf simulator in the White House for around $50 thousand. Some speculated the simulator was from Trackman Golf, whose products are in use at multiple Trump properties.
Now, in a new revelation from Peril—the book from journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa about the final months and aftermath of the Trump administration—newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden wasn't pleased to see the setup on his arrival to the White House.
According to Peril, Biden said:
"What a f***ing a**hole."
The response may have been profane, but there were several who agreed.
So, not only did he spend 1/3 of his reign at his golf courses and charge us for it, he was golfing in the White House too. I don\u2019t know whether to be happy or angry that he did so little work.— Mhairi Forrest \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Mhairi Forrest \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1631925180
My sentiments exactly.— Bob (@Bob) 1632305341
This is my favorite Biden quote.https://twitter.com/BGrueskin/status/1439003277887250432\u00a0\u2026— Kim Masters (@Kim Masters) 1631982371
God I would give anything to hear Joe say that about Trump.— RibelleGS (@RibelleGS) 1631925027
This is by far the most innocuous revelation from Peril so far. The book has made waves for other claims, such as Trump's conversations with then-Vice President Mike Pence during the deadly failed insurrection against the Capitol.
It continues to make waves across the internet.
CIA Director Gina Haspel, speaking privately in November 2020 after Trump fired Defense Secretary Esper and lashed out about the election: \n\n\u201cWe are on the way to a right-wing coup. The whole thing is insanity.\u201d\n\nFrom PERIL w/ @realBobWoodwardhttps://twitter.com/adamgoldmannyt/status/1437814528696365068\u00a0\u2026— Robert Costa (@Robert Costa) 1632303569
This quote:\n\nTrump flipped out on Paul Ryan for condemning white supremacists after Charlottesville. Trump was apoplectic, according to 'Peril'.\n\n"These people love me. These are my people," Trump raged. "I can't backstab the people who support me."https://bit.ly/3hCfcSs— Kyle Griffin (@Kyle Griffin) 1631824200
From Woodward\u2019s book \u201cPeril\u201d - a massive difference between 6/3 and 1/6. \nYet more evidence of TFG\u2019s coup aimspic.twitter.com/u8kbn73qh0— Chris (@Chris) 1632318611
According to Woodward and Costa's book 'Peril", Paul Ryan did extensive research in narcissistic mental disorders to learn how to deal with Donald Trump...\n\nApparently after doing this research, Paul Ryan decided to just quit instead.— Secret Agent Number Six (@Secret Agent Number Six) 1631750928
Sens. Lindsey Graham and Mike Lee personally evaluated President Trump\u2019s wild claims of vote fraud in the 2020 election\u2014and found them to be far from convincing, according to Bob Woodward and Robert Costa\u2019s new book, "Peril."https://trib.al/eOwR8nR— The Daily Beast (@The Daily Beast) 1632214813
Yikes.
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