WASHINGTON — American taxpayers have now spent more than $26 million in Donald Trump’s second term so the president can play golf at one of his own courses.
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It is his 14th day at that course and 18th day on one of his courses since his Jan. 20 inauguration, meaning he has spent more than a quarter of his 69 days in office in his second term playing golf.
According to a HuffPost analysis based on a 2019 Government Accountability Office report, the total cost to date for Trump’s second-term golf outings is $26,127,531. The various expenses include moving his motorcade equipment and security personnel around as well as the immense cost of flying Air Force 1.
So that was three months in. At the rate he’s going, paying off Carroll will be cheaper than his golf tab by the end of his term, probably even with the interest accruing on the penalties.
I must inform the Teeming Millions I am not glorifying in this woman’s suffering, nor am I celebrating her predicament. I’m sure if one feels so moved, one could search the SDMB for the entirety of my posts regarding the republicans’ and so-called conservatives’ stance on restricting or outright banning abortion, and other reproductive issues. What I am doing here is showing that, yes, an extreme position is extremely wrong.
Also, designing abortion laws in a deliberately vague way in order to create the fear of criminal charges even where not explicitly set out is the entire MO of the Republicans. Hurting women (and hurting doctors who help women) is neither a bug nor a feature; it is the entire purpose.
I have no way of adequately describing this. Bizarre just doesn’t have the oomph for it. it also too pathetically like a little boy trying very hard to get his daddy to like him.
Dr. Phil’s company, Merit Street Media, is filing for bankruptcy. It doesn’t have anything to do with his support of Dear Larder, but I’m still pleased.