# How has Former President Trump pissed you off today? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 20, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640 "2017-01-20T17:21:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 331
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6608 "2019-07-04T00:15:12Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Give Trump some credit. Being a soldier means killing people but Trump figured out a way to avoid doing it. I take it you mean that he’s figured out a way to avoid being a soldier. He certainly has not figured out a way to avoid killing people. He’s actually accomplished killing people, and more will die under his ill-conceived and asinine policies. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6609 "2019-07-04T00:56:41Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Them’s fightin’ words! Hold the phone…this just in: > > **[DOJ Reverses Course on Citizenship Question, Citing Trump’s Orders](https://a.msn.com/r/2/AADNTfD?m=en-us&referrerID=InAppShare)** > Holy fuck. :smack: So, we now have a president who won’t abide by the judiciary and a legislative branch who won’t hold him accountable. I’m not sure how that’s different from a dictatorship. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6610 "2019-07-04T01:14:19Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > So, we now have a president who won’t abide by the judiciary and a legislative branch who won’t hold him accountable. I’m not sure how that’s different from a dictatorship. The judiciary doesn’t follow his orders… …yet. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6611 "2019-07-04T03:43:35Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The judiciary doesn’t follow his orders… > > …yet. but the Executive Branch (including DOJ) and the Senate do follow. He can just ignore the Judiciary. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6612 "2019-07-04T04:01:11Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > but the Executive Branch (including DOJ) and the Senate do follow. He can just ignore the Judiciary. Just like he ignores anything and everything as it suits him. And there’s no one to stop him. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6613 "2019-07-04T04:28:09Z")
Here’s CNN on the on-again, off-again citizenship question. I almost feel sorry for the DOJ lawyers who have to go back after assuring various Federal judges, “This is really, truly the final decision, no takebacks… [five minutes pass] Uh, actually, Your Honor…”: [Trump administration reverses course on census citizenship question | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/03/politics/census-question-trump-tweet/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6614 "2019-07-04T06:08:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Here’s CNN on the on-again, off-again citizenship question. I almost feel sorry for the DOJ lawyers who have to go back after assuring various Federal judges, “This is really, truly the final decision, no takebacks… [five minutes pass] Uh, actually, Your Honor…”: [https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/03/politics/census-question-trump-tweet/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/03/politics/census-question-trump-tweet/index.html) Maddow tonight was hilarious then she led with this story. Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6615 "2019-07-04T13:20:51Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Just like he ignores anything and everything as it suits him. And there’s no one to stop him. Yes. This is the issue. If the president (generic, not limited to this president) ignores rulings of the court and the legislative branch won’t do anything about it, then that president is indistinguishable from a dictator. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6616 "2019-07-04T16:02:08Z")
He’s not yet entirely in violation. The supreeme court just kicked it back to the lower court and demanded that Trump come up with a real justification for the need of the census question. So they are within the law to go back to do so. The problem is that the real reason, racist partisanship, has already been revealed so its unlikely that they will be able to come up with anything convincing. Son: I need to go borrow the car Saturday night to see a movie with my friends. Parent: No way I don’t buy it, I saw the text you got from Cindi “Saturday night: Heart Eggplant kiss Eggplant peach fireworks.” Son: OK I need to borrow the car Saturday night to study in the library. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6617 "2019-07-04T18:40:37Z")
[Today](https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1146773252771131392) marks the 200th day that Trump has spent at one of his golf courses during his presidency (and 267th day at a Trump property). Trump has been President for 895 days, so that averages at one day at a Trump golf course every 4 1/2 days of his presidency. While it’s not known whether Trump has played golf every time he’s visited one of his golf courses, he has spent a lot more time at golf courses than Obama, who had been the subject of frequent criticism by Trump for the time he spent golfing during his presidency. Obama played golf 333 times over his eight-year presidency, which averages at one day out of every 8 3/4 days. Here’s a list of tweets in which Trump criticized Obama for golfing during his presidency (in reverse order): > [@Donald Trump](#): > > Aug 23, 2016 11:15:25 AM > President Obama should have gone to Louisiana days ago, instead of golfing. Too little, too late! [Twitter for iPhone] > > Jan 5, 2015 10:33:18 PM > "@YankeeRunnerLV:Can U trick Obama into appearing on @ApprenticeNBC by telling him Golf is involved so you can do Country a favor& FIRE HIM! [Twitter for Android] > > Dec 16, 2014 04:03:02 PM > Obama has admitted that he spends his mornings watching @ESPN. Then he plays golf, fundraises & grants amnesty to illegals. [Twitter Web Client] > > Oct 23, 2014 10:54:09 PM > President Obama has a major meeting on the N.Y.C. Ebola outbreak, with people flying in from all over the country, but decided to play golf! [Twitter for Android] > > Oct 20, 2014 09:02:38 PM > "@nikkio: DonaldTrump: Only way to get Obama to do right for our Marine would be for every country club across USA to deny him golf access [Twitter for Android] > > Oct 14, 2014 02:35:27 PM > We pay for Obama’s travel so he can fundraise millions so Democrats can run on lies. Then we pay for his golf. [Twitter Web Client] > > Oct 13, 2014 07:03:51 PM > Can you believe that,with all of the problems and difficulties facing the U.S., President Obama spent the day playing golf.Worse than Carter [Twitter for Android] > > Sep 11, 2014 03:46:45 AM > “@Kalozap: Obama’s mind, IsIs, ebola, etc… and then thinking, boy I wish I was on the golf coarse. What should I wear on the Links” [Twitter for Android] > > Sep 10, 2014 04:22:02 PM > If Obama resigns from office NOW, thereby doing a great service to the country—I will give him free lifetime golf at any one of my courses! [Twitter Web Client] > > Aug 19, 2014 09:15:34 PM > “@BackOnTrackUSA: @realDonaldTrump While Obama vacations,golfs, attends parties & jazz concerts, ISIS is chopping heads off of journalists.” [Twitter for Android] > > Jul 10, 2014 10:10:07 PM > “@jeff\_smith7: @realDonaldTrump Maybe Perry can put in a 9 hole golf course on the banks of the Rio Grande to lure Obama to see the border?” [Twitter for Android] > > Nov 18, 2013 07:59:03 AM > President Obama played golf yesterday??? [Twitter for Android] > > Sep 29, 2013 02:21:08 AM > “@flwgolfs: @realDonaldTrump : I have heard Obama say , We can afford Obama care, America is a rich nation, we can afford it.” No, not close [Twitter for Android] > > Sep 7, 2013 11:04:55 PM > “@gretawire: PresObama is not busy talking to Congress about Syria…he is playing golf …go figure” [Twitter for Android] > > Mar 18, 2013 02:12:59 PM > Via @DailyCaller: “Donald Trump: Obama should golf w/ Republicans, not his ‘local friends’” [Twitter Web Client] > > Feb 19, 2013 12:18:45 PM > My @foxandfriends interview discussing Pres. Obama playing golf w/@TigerWoods, US Airways-American merger & oil [Twitter Web Client] > > Feb 14, 2013 04:26:17 PM > Obama vacationing in West Palm Beach starting tomorrow. He should play a round at Trump Int’l Golf Club - #1 rated course in Florida. [Twitter Web Client] > > Sep 19, 2012 09:01:47 AM > Obama should play golf with Republicans & opponents rather than his small group of friends. That way maybe the terrible gridlock would end. [Twitter Web Client] > > Aug 30, 2012 02:04:27 PM > Too busy playing golf? @BarackObama sends form letters with an electronic signature to the parents of fallen SEALs [Twitter Web Client] > > Jun 20, 2012 03:34:09 PM > I look forward to playing golf with President @BarackObama someday. [Twitter Web Client] > > Jun 18, 2012 02:59:18 PM > I don’t mind that @BarackObama plays a lot of golf. I just wish he used it productively to make deals with Congress! [Twitter Web Client] > > Dec 30, 2011 01:12:30 PM > I play golf to relax. My company is in great shape. @BarackObama plays golf to escape work while America goes down the drain. [Twitter Web Client] > > Nov 22, 2011 12:09:10 PM > Yesterday @BarackObama actually spent a full day in Washington. He didn’t campaign, fund raise or play golf. Shocking. [TweetDeck] > > Aug 15, 2011 12:36:47 PM > @BarackObama played golf yesterday. Now he heads to a 10 day vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. Nice work ethic. [TweetDeck] ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6618 "2019-07-04T18:47:30Z")
Wait, he went \*golfing \*on July the 4th ? Wokay, then. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6619 "2019-07-04T18:49:46Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Wait, he went \*golfing \*on July the 4th ? Wokay, then. Why not? It’s Trumpendance day. He’s allowed to do whatever he wants on his special day, right? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6620 "2019-07-04T19:07:40Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Why not? It’s Trumpendance day. He’s allowed to do whatever he wants on his special day, right? And get as many scoops of ice cream as he wants (as long as it’s at least one more scoop than the other children at the party get). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6621 "2019-07-04T20:31:12Z")
He’s off golfing while DOJ lawyers have to work through a Federal holiday to do his bidding on the Census citizenship question. Feh. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6622 "2019-07-08T15:11:20Z")
Can you pass POTUS’s Revolutionary War history quiz?: [https://www.reformer.com/stories/sidney-blumenthal-take-trump-quiz-on-revolutionary-war,578738](https://www.reformer.com/stories/sidney-blumenthal-take-trump-quiz-on-revolutionary-war,578738) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6623 "2019-07-16T17:25:15Z")
WH Counselor Kellyanne Conway to reporter Andrew Feinberg who asked about Trump’s racist tweets: “What’s your ethnicity?” (video) [https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1151175905110351873?s=19](https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1151175905110351873?s=19) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6624 "2019-07-16T17:44:21Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > WH Counselor Kellyanne Conway to reporter Andrew Feinberg who asked about Trump’s racist tweets: “What’s your ethnicity?” > > (video) [https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1151175905110351873?s=19](https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1151175905110351873?s=19) Tweet: “I did Nazi that coming…” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6625 "2019-07-16T18:06:23Z")
So are the GOP fully embracing identity politics now? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6626 "2019-07-16T18:07:46Z")
They’ve been doing that since the 1990s, Airbeck. It’s what Pat Buchanan’s “culture war” is all about: White people vs. others. ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6627 "2019-07-16T18:09:33Z")
I know, but they keep using that phrase as a cudgel against the left, so I was just clarifying that they will no longer be doing that? /s in case that wasn’t clear [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=330) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=332)