At his private golf courses, the president barrels through foursomes, knocks away putts and generally has the time of his life—with the government picking up the Secret Service’s hot-dog tab.
The presidency has its perks. Beyond the extra hot-dog revenue, there’s the freedom to set your own schedule. Sure, leading the country comes with responsibilities. But you could also just… go golfing. Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has spent time at one of his golf courses on about 165 of his 600 or so days in office. These are not brief stop-ins, either. An analysis of dispatches tracking his movement daily indicates that the president has spent more than 1,400 hours at his golf properties during his second term. That’s about as much time as most people spend working their full-time jobs over an eight-month span.
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