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BumRushDaShow

(157,355 posts)
Sun Jun 29, 2025, 09:40 AM Jun 29

Trump, 3 GOP senators play golf ahead of push for megabill vote

Source: USA Today

Updated June 28, 2025, 11:51 p.m.


As the Senate wrestled with whether to begin debate on President Donald Trump's megabill, a few key Republican allies spent part of the afternoon golfing with the president at his nearby club in Northern Virginia.

Trump, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and GOP Sens. Eric Schmitt of Missouri, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina played golf a few hours before the Senate voted to debate the so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill.' Graham posted a photo of himself and Trump on social media as (sic) gave the camera a thumbs up.

Graham said in a post that he partnered with Trump and Paul to beat Schmitt and Ratcliffe. "Proud to announce no casualties," Graham wrote. "A lot of fun! Big Beautiful Bill on the way." Schmitt posted a similar photo of himself and the president, writing "Big week for President Trump and he crushed it on the golf course this morning as well."

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters around 2 p.m. that the president was wrapping up lunch and would soon depart the course, located about 25 miles from the White House.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/28/trump-plays-golf-ahead-saturdays-push-for-senate-megabill-vote/84402952007/

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Trump, 3 GOP senators play golf ahead of push for megabill vote (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jun 29 OP
Rome is burning DemMedic Jun 29 #1
Nero was suspected of having started the fire. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 29 #8
Fat cats golf and laugh at stealing money from the poor. How is that not a winning message. dem4decades Jun 29 #2
I wonder what kompromat was threatened on Mr paul JT45242 Jun 29 #3
I imagine Trump and Lindsey had a lovely picture of a horses head. Autumn Jun 29 #4
More bribes for votes. sinkingfeeling Jun 29 #5
In other words the F I X is in. Historic NY Jun 29 #6
Rubbing our noses in it purple_haze Jun 29 #7
Just got to LilElf70 Jun 29 #9

JT45242

(3,516 posts)
3. I wonder what kompromat was threatened on Mr paul
Sun Jun 29, 2025, 09:45 AM
Jun 29

Pretty certain that I know what they have Lindsay.

Also curious what kompromat on the Missouri dude they threatened him with as well.

It's the only reason the felon golfs with senators

Autumn

(48,186 posts)
4. I imagine Trump and Lindsey had a lovely picture of a horses head.
Sun Jun 29, 2025, 09:46 AM
Jun 29

Rand Paul is now a yes vote.

LilElf70

(1,001 posts)
9. Just got to
Sun Jun 29, 2025, 02:39 PM
Jun 29

kiss that friggin ring or (???). I hope they get orange whateva on their face. Getting a visual is sickening.

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