White House press secretary reveals Trump's bank details
- by Grant Boone
- in Sports
- — May 25, 2020
Trump is eager to promote the idea that the United States is returning to normal, although the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues to rise and is expected to surpass 100,000 in the coming days.
The presidential motorcade arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, Saturday morning, according to pool reports.
But Saturday saw Trump play golf for the first time since he declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency more than two months ago.
President Donald Trump generally gives his paycheck for the presidency to government causes he deems important.
Trump also planned Memorial Day visits to Arlington National Cemetery and the Fort McHenry national monument in Baltimore, followed by a trip to Florida's coast on Wednesday to watch to US astronauts blast into orbit.
Wallace also questioned Dr. Deborah Birx, one of the lead members of Trump's coronavirus task force, about the White House's push to reopen the economy.
The White House on Saturday confirmed Trump would also attend the May 27 launch in Florida of two astronauts on a SpaceX mission - the first crewed space flight from USA soil in nine years.
Trump is an avid golfer who has been overheard telling his White House guests how much he had missed playing the game.
"So please as you go out this weekend, understand you can go out, you can be outside". She also said the Washington metropolitan area had the highest positivity rate in the country.
People enjoy Central Park while maintaining social distancing norms amid the coronavirus pandemic, New York City, May 2, 2020. All 50 US states have reopened to various degrees as of this weekend, leading some COVID-19 models to predict the USA death toll to rise from around 100,000 today to 150,000 by the end of August.
Trump has ordered USA flags on federal buildings and national monuments to half-staff through Sunday in memory of Americans lost to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
The President was then seen golfing again at the property on Sunday. You can play golf, you can play tennis with marked balls.
Of course, that wasn't the first time President Trump critiqued the Obama administration.