Tag: Trump
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US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms
Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/09/watchlist-decline-civic-freedoms-civicus US representative Melanie Stansbury before Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on 4 March 2025. Photograph: Win McNamee/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock The United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil…
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US taxpayers have shelled out tens of millions of dollars for Trump’s golf trips
The president, who derided Barack Obama for golfing while in office, even makes money off his Mar-a-Lago weekends https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/09/trump-golf-trips Donald Trump from Palm Beach international airport in Florida after landing in Air Force One, on 14 February 2025. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images It has become a familiar routine for the Palm Beach county sheriff, Ric…
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Trump on Track to Spend More Than $151.5 Million of Taxpayers’ Dollars Playing Golf: Analysis
Donald Trump’s weekend golf trips during his second term are on track to cost U.S. taxpayers more than $151.5 million, according to a new analysis. Since returning to the presidency, Trump has already spent over $18 million on his golf getaways, and if the trend continues, he will soon surpass the $151.5 million he spent…