{"id":572547,"date":"2026-03-31T08:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/572547\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:58:08","slug":"trump-complains-about-generals-playing-golf-and-people-pointed-out-one-thing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/572547\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump complains about generals playing golf &#8211; and people pointed out one thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US president <a href=\"http:\/\/indy100.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s love of golf is well-documented, and has long been the source of controversy.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2020 presidential election campaign, then Democratic nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Biden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/news\/joe-biden-attacks-trump-for-playing-golf-as-death-toll-heads-toward-100000-in-new-ad\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">attacked the Republican for golfing<\/a> during the coronavirus pandemic. More recently, the 79-year-old has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/trump\/trump-golf-iran-war\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sparked backlash<\/a> for golfing amid the war in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>He even criticised President <a href=\"http:\/\/indy100.com\/topic\/barack-obama\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Barack Obama<\/a> for allegedly \u201cplaying golf all day\u201d while the \u201cTSA [Transportation Security Administration] is falling apart\u201d and airports are \u201ca total disaster\u201d \u2013 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/trump\/donald-trump-gold-iran-tsa\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a May 2016 tweet<\/a> which resurfaced this week amid a nationwide shortage of TSA workers and a partial government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>And now, speaking at the Future Investment Initiative summit in <a href=\"http:\/\/indy100.com\/topic\/miami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miami<\/a> \u2013 a Saudi investment conference \u2013 on Friday (27 March), golf was mentioned during his address while praising Dan \u201cRaizin\u201d Caine, who is the US\u2019 highest-ranking military officer as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cHis first name is Dan but his nickname is \u2018Raizin\u2019. I love that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a great general. He\u2019s like one of those football coaches that\u2019s great \u2026 and the other guys are out there playing golf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oops.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, people soon pointed out the irony and said the president has \u201cno self-awareness\u201d:<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote: \u201cDude has ZERO self awareness. Not that that is news\u201d:<\/p>\n<p>And Migrant Insider journalist Pablo Manr\u00edquez tweeted: \u201cTrump has literally played golf throughout our dumba** war with Iran\u201d:<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the only moment from Trump\u2019s time at the summit which sparked an online reaction, as the Republican also explained why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/trump\/trump-administration-cabinet-losers-miami\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">he \u201changs out with losers\u201d<\/a> \u2013 yes, really.<\/p>\n<p>Why not read\u2026?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/newsletters?itm_channel=native&amp;itm_campaign=footer&amp;itm_audience=prospecting&amp;itm_content=newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up<\/a> to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/news\/indy100-news-updates-whatsapp-channel\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How to join<\/a> the indy100&#8217;s free WhatsApp channel<\/p>\n<p>Have your say in our news democracy. 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