In the throes of the 2016 campaign, former President Donald Trump vowed that he wouldn't "have time for golf" if he was elected President.
But it's no secret that Trump golfed nearly every chance he got, playing the game at least 308 times before the final month of his presidency, often using his own properties (and thereby injecting them with taxpayer money) to do so.
But Trump didn't rely on having to leave his house to play his favorite game.
In 2019, reports broke that Trump had installed a room-sized golf simulator in the White House for around $50 thousand. Some speculated the simulator was from Trackman Golf, whose products are in use at multiple Trump properties.
Now, in a new revelation from Peril—the book from journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa about the final months and aftermath of the Trump administration—newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden wasn't pleased to see the setup on his arrival to the White House.
According to Peril, Biden said:
"What a f***ing a**hole."
The response may have been profane, but there were several who agreed.
@BGrueskin So, not only did he spend 1/3 of his reign at his golf courses and charge us for it, he was golfing in t… https://t.co/IhhGvStT6y— Mhairi Forrest 🏴🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Mhairi Forrest 🏴🇨🇦🇺🇸) 1631925180.0
@BGrueskin @JustWhatNowWhy My sentiments exactly.— Bob (@Bob) 1632305341.0
This is my favorite Biden quote. https://t.co/rzi7QKClKR— Kim Masters (@Kim Masters) 1631982371.0
@BGrueskin God I would give anything to hear Joe say that about Trump.— RibelleGS (@RibelleGS) 1631925027.0
This is by far the most innocuous revelation from Peril so far. The book has made waves for other claims, such as Trump's conversations with then-Vice President Mike Pence during the deadly failed insurrection against the Capitol.
It continues to make waves across the internet.
CIA Director Gina Haspel, speaking privately in November 2020 after Trump fired Defense Secretary Esper and lashed… https://t.co/zfdpvGGp9T— Robert Costa (@Robert Costa) 1632303569.0
This quote: Trump flipped out on Paul Ryan for condemning white supremacists after Charlottesville. Trump was apop… https://t.co/UXzEw6DEzF— Kyle Griffin (@Kyle Griffin) 1631824200.0
From Woodward’s book “Peril” - a massive difference between 6/3 and 1/6. Yet more evidence of TFG’s coup aims https://t.co/u8kbn73qh0— Chris (@Chris) 1632318611.0
Sens. Lindsey Graham and Mike Lee personally evaluated President Trump’s wild claims of vote fraud in the 2020 elec… https://t.co/IhTCUTdwAH— The Daily Beast (@The Daily Beast) 1632214813.0
Yikes.