Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
4 years ago

Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance

Associated Press  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the balance. Trump, at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach for the holidays, had no events on his public schedule after throwing the future of a massive COVID relief and government funding bill into question. Trump tweeted that he planned to make “a short speech to service members from all over the world” by video conference Friday to celebrate the holiday, but declared: “Fake News not invited!” Without giving details, the White House said only that Trump would work “tirelessly” during the holidays and has “many meetings and calls.” Trump’s vacation came as Washington was still reeling over his surprise, eleventh-hour demand that an end-of-year spending bill that congressional leaders spent months negotiating give most Americans $2,000 COVID relief checks — far more than the $600 members of his own party had agreed to. “At a meeting in Florida today, everyone was asking why aren’t the Republicans up in arms & fighting over the fact that the Democrats stole the rigged presidential election?” Trump tweeted Thursday.

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The Independent  

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Hindustan Times  

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Daily Mail  

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Raw Story  

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CNN  

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Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
4 years ago

Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance

Associated Press  

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The Independent  

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Huff Post  

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4 years ago

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CNN  

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CNN  

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India Today  

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India TV News  

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NPR  

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The Independent  

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4 years, 5 months ago

Trump visiting Florida during a pandemic, hurricane threat

Associated Press  

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Al Jazeera  

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