TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump dedicated the nation’s victory in Presidents Cup golf Sunday [10-1-17] afternoon to victims of recent hurricanes in Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida…
The Presidents Cup is one of the marquee events on the PGA Tour. The tournament pits teams of U.S. golfers against international competitors and was held this year at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, near Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty — and also not far from where Trump claimed to have seen footage of thousands of Muslims cheering on Sept. 11, 2001.
In his remarks Sunday, Trump also touted the play of the American team, which routed the international squad and clinched victory in just the third match of the day. “To team USA, that was unbelievable playing,” he said of the squad captained by Steve Stricker.
After returning to Washington, Trump emphasized to reporters that the federal government’s response to Puerto Ricans in need is going ‘really well.’…
After previously saying that Puerto Ricans should not trust ‘fake news’ coverage of the recovery, Trump added Sunday that people who fail to recognize the administration’s progress are ‘politically motivated ingrates.’
Trump’s attendance at the Presidents Cup is the first for a sitting president since Bill Clinton at the 2000 tournament near Washington, D.C.”
-Brent D. Griffiths, and Darren Samuelsohn, “Trump dedicates golf win to hurricane victims,” Politico, Oct. 1, 2017 08:30pm