Tomorrow’s Show Trump is in Scotland for a week to meet with the Brits and the EU over the upcoming trade deadline. Exactly why he’s discussing anything with the UK is odd since that deal was already done. But why not since Scotland has two major Trump properties with two separate and renown golf courses. This means a week of golfing during a time of year where it is pleasant in Scotland. This includes the Turnberry, South Ayrshire course and the soon to be inaugurated 36-hole (two newly developed courses) at Balmedie, Aberdeenshire which beckon for some test rounds. You have to understand that Trump is a golf nut (this is often referred to as “avid”) and he’d still be doing this if he weren’t president. Now he just has a bigger entourage. None of the reporters who accompany him on Air Force One dare complain about this trip or question the motives of going to Scotland to meet with Queen Ursula and the EU stooges. Why not Paris or Brussels? While reporters moan and groan about Epstein and other details about the Presidency, discussions about the sheer amount of time spent golfing is never broached. Many contemporary Presidents played a lot of golf, but none were as nutty about the game as Trump who owns most of the often fabulous golf courses where he plays. It’s somewhat comical. From the 20th-century onward all the presidents except Franklin Roosevelt, Truman, Hoover and Carter played golf with various degrees of skills -- JFK being the only scratch or negative handicap player. Trump perhaps is the second best, although some acclaim is attributed to Gerald Ford. Nobody seems to think this is peculiar or weird. In fact it is quite weird and very odd. Reporters wanting to get Trump’s goat should be asking for the Trump scorecards then analyzing his play. Why not? |