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Trump Faces Backlash for Golfing During Federal Shutdown

10/12/2025

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Donald Trump, former president, faced backlash for golfing during a government shutdown that furloughed 750,000 federal workers.
Critics said the golfing prioritized leisure over crises and cited the roughly $90 million cost to taxpayers.
Although he claimed to broker peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Nobel Peace Prize went to María Corina Machado.
His focus on personal grievances, including the Nobel snub, raises questions about leadership amid declining approval.

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Donald Trump, former president, faced backlash for golfing during a government shutdown that furloughed 750,000 federal workers.
Critics said the golfing prioritized leisure over crises and cited the roughly $90 million cost to taxpayers.
Although he claimed to broker peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Nobel Peace Prize went to María Corina Machado.
His focus on personal grievances, including the Nobel snub, raises questions about leadership amid declining approval.