Trump plays golf during the coronavirus crisis. Six years ago he criticized Obama for (almost) the same thing
Trump's Twitter gaffe: 6 years ago he criticized Obama for playing golf on the day of an important Ebola meeting
United States President Donald Trump posted a photo on Twitter of him playing golf. There would be nothing strange if 6 years ago, during the Obama administration, Trump had not criticized the former president for playing golf during the Ebola virus outbreak.
Trump's tweet comes shortly after the US government's declaration of a health emergency regarding the spread of the Coronavirus. The country's Center for Disease Control and Prevention has quarantined 195 US citizens evacuated from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of the virus.
Working closely with China and others on Coronavirus outbreak. Only 5 people in U.S., all in good recovery.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2020
The tweet against Obama
"President Obama has an important meeting on the Ebola outbreak in New York, with people flying from all parts of the country, but he has decided to play golf!" He wrote in 2014.
President Obama has a major meeting on the N.Y.C. Ebola outbreak, with people flying in from all over the country, but decided to play golf!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2014
According to Factbase, a site that publishes and tracks Trump's programs, the current US president has been on golf courses for 259 of the 916 presidency days. Today, February 1, however, Trump had no public commitment.
