GOLF/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump celebrated the service of military members and the talents of professional golfers on Tuesday [7-3-18] in a reserved speech that, but for the presidential seal on the lectern and a few improvised flourishes, offered little deviance from the standard pre-dinner remarks at a signature sporting event. In remarks at the Salute to Service dinner before a military-themed professional golf tournament this week in West Virginia, Mr. Trump also sprinkled in boasts of the successes of his administration, including the push for what he called ‘clean coal’ and the potential creation of a Space Force, and musings on the significance of the Fourth of July. But much of the speech was devoted to the current and former service members in the room…Mr. Trump also spent part of the speech, which lasted for just under a half-hour, admiring the prowess of the handful of professional golfers in attendance for A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier, the golf tournament set to begin Thursday [7-5-18] at the eponymous luxury mountain resort.”
–Emily Cochrane, “Reserved Trump Celebrates Two Passions: Military and Golf,” The New York Times online, July 3, 2018