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BumRushDaShow

(143,410 posts)
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 03:45 AM Oct 12

Due to security concerns, Trump likely won't golf again until after election: Sources

Last edited Sat Oct 12, 2024, 10:15 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: msn/ABC News

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Former President Donald Trump has not played golf since the apparent assassination attempt near one of his courses last month, and is not expected to hit the golf course again until a new security plan is in place -- which sources tell ABC News is not expected to be in effect until after the election.

The Secret Service had previously expressed its concern to Trump over his golfing and told him during a briefing last month that additional planning and security procedures are needed for him to be able to continue his golf outings.

Trump, who owns several golf courses, typically plays on a regular basis. Asked about the development, a Secret Service spokesperson referred questions to the Trump campaign.

"Since the attempted assassination of former President Trump on July 13, the U.S. Secret Service has made comprehensive changes and enhancements to our communications capabilities, resourcing, and protective operations," said Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi. "Today, the former President is receiving heightened protection and we take the responsibility to ensure his safety and security very seriously."

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/due-to-security-concerns-trump-likely-won-t-golf-again-until-after-election-sources/ar-AA1s7lhr

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Due to security concerns, Trump likely won't golf again until after election: Sources (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 12 OP
Ha! After the election, there will probably be even more people who want to shoot him Walleye Oct 12 #1
"Pele" won't be missed. C Moon Oct 12 #2
I find this hard to believe... EarthFirst Oct 12 #3
Absolutely. peppertree Oct 12 #13
I think it's good he doesn't relax until Captain Zero Oct 13 #48
That's too bad! I hate to lesson the chances that someone might score a Jack Valentino Oct 12 #4
Awwww. Poor, poor Donny. LilElf70 Oct 12 #5
LOL!! 2naSalit Oct 12 #6
It has been said that people do what they do because of how they are - they are not taxi Oct 12 #7
Don't they mean he won't be on the course Marthe48 Oct 12 #8
Do they offer golf at supermax prisons? FailureToCommunicate Oct 12 #9
Get used to it FatBoy Captain Zero Oct 13 #49
As if I give a fuck. (nt) Paladin Oct 12 #10
I was waiting to see BumRushDaShow Oct 12 #11
Wish someone would photo-shop KFC golfing KS Toronado Oct 12 #12
... BumRushDaShow Oct 12 #14
a germane palindrome... trusty elf Oct 12 #22
... BumRushDaShow Oct 12 #24
So what. twodogsbarking Oct 12 #15
a new thing for him to whine about at his rallies PedroXimenez Oct 12 #16
Due to National Security concerns... purr-rat beauty Oct 12 #17
He has no balls; or golf balls. twodogsbarking Oct 12 #18
OMG. what a noble sacrifice! travelingthrulife Oct 12 #19
Or is his health deteriorating visibly? Wild blueberry Oct 12 #20
that's what I thought Stardust Mirror Oct 12 #21
Exactly what I was thinking - no way he would willingly give up golf TBF Oct 12 #28
YES DENVERPOPS Oct 12 #36
and his crew will spin it as TBF Oct 12 #38
GMTA - I am wondering exactly the same thing. 3catwoman3 Oct 12 #30
Can you imagine? RexLipton Oct 12 #23
Yeah, and it'd be a Nightmare for most of the rest of us! electric_blue68 Oct 12 #47
Yeah, he's feeling "insecure" about losing the popular vote by a "cheatproof" margin Rocknation Oct 12 #25
After the election the Secret Service will become the SS. JohnnyRingo Oct 12 #26
Exactly DENVERPOPS Oct 12 #37
You mean thoughts and prayers won't solve the issue? Raven123 Oct 12 #27
A shame - golf keeps a lot of douchey white folks off the street ☮ walkingman Oct 12 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 12 #31
He won't be able to keep breaking course records. louis-t Oct 12 #32
Billions of taxpayer money to fortify and protect a former president's numerous golf courses dalton99a Oct 12 #33
Howʻs the golfing in Russia or maybe North Korea mahina Oct 12 #34
He'd better get some golf while he can ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 12 #35
Well, I have concerns here... PatrickforB Oct 12 #39
I wonder if it's his health? Nt Quixote1818 Oct 12 #40
Oh, the humanity, the humanity. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 12 #41
This is that Fat Pig's idea of a sacrifice wolfie001 Oct 12 #42
He can play mini golf. twodogsbarking Oct 12 #43
He can always unzip his pants and play with his putter anywhere Captain Zero Oct 13 #50
Not buying it Katcat Oct 12 #44
More time for him to perfect his shitting-in-public skills. (nt) Paladin Oct 12 #45
Yeah, it would suck if he had to pretend to have been shot again. Orrex Oct 12 #46
Pretty biased headline / story premise. What idiot candidate would golf in the last month of a campaign? unblock Oct 13 #51

Walleye

(35,986 posts)
1. Ha! After the election, there will probably be even more people who want to shoot him
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 04:21 AM
Oct 12

Figuratively speaking, I hope

EarthFirst

(3,184 posts)
3. I find this hard to believe...
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 04:37 AM
Oct 12

…and to be completely honest; I believe he’s using this to leverage his security detail towards his request to receive military equipment as part of his security detail.

It’s all bullshit; honestly.

2naSalit

(93,084 posts)
6. LOL!!
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:32 AM
Oct 12

That's going to wear on him like few other annoyances!

I still have spontaneous combustion open on my BINGO card!

taxi

(1,995 posts)
7. It has been said that people do what they do because of how they are - they are not
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:44 AM
Oct 12

how they are because of what they do.
Is it possible that TSF is disliked so much because of how he is, and what he chooses to do no longer has anything to do with it?
Trump, you are who are and let's face it - people don't like you.

KS Toronado

(19,632 posts)
12. Wish someone would photo-shop KFC golfing
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 08:10 AM
Oct 12

and missing the ball every time he swings or slowly rolls away. Get under his skin, give him
something to talk about that voters could care less about.

PedroXimenez

(613 posts)
16. a new thing for him to whine about at his rallies
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 08:54 AM
Oct 12

"They won't let me play golf! I miss the circles, they were so beautiful!"

Wild blueberry

(7,227 posts)
20. Or is his health deteriorating visibly?
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 09:25 AM
Oct 12

It's either another grift (for taxpayer-paid security beyond what he deserves) or decline in health.

Stardust Mirror

(612 posts)
21. that's what I thought
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 09:38 AM
Oct 12

Mango Mussolini's health has declined so much he physically can't play golf anymore

Prove me wrong, donOLD!

TBF

(34,545 posts)
28. Exactly what I was thinking - no way he would willingly give up golf
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 10:14 AM
Oct 12

not a chance.

This is masking something else & I'd bet it's a health concern. They have to prop him up to try to win, they know Shady Vance can't do it.

DENVERPOPS

(10,045 posts)
36. YES
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 12:52 PM
Oct 12

I smell a rat........something else is going on......frail health, brain crashing....recent speech is like WTF???? "Biden Circles"??????

TBF

(34,545 posts)
38. and his crew will spin it as
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 01:10 PM
Oct 12

"Oh poor dear leader can't even golf anymore because it's so unsafe - look what they've done to him" - I can see the memes now.

3catwoman3

(25,571 posts)
30. GMTA - I am wondering exactly the same thing.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 10:17 AM
Oct 12

Is his physical decline so much worse that he can't get around well enough, and is ginning up this as an excuse.

Wouldn't be the least bit surprising.

JohnnyRingo

(19,356 posts)
26. After the election the Secret Service will become the SS.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 10:12 AM
Oct 12

Anyone familiar with WWII history will understand what that means.
It will be a change from a security team to a crack uniformed military unit with complete devotion to the Fuhrer. It will have autonomy to investigate, identify, and remove threats to the president whether in DC or distant outposts like the Jimmy Kimmel Live show.

DENVERPOPS

(10,045 posts)
37. Exactly
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 12:55 PM
Oct 12

Trump's Secret Service Detail is already made up of Trump Loyalists, and are already like Hitler's SS.....

Same for DeSantis's "Special Police Guard" Detail.......

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

louis-t

(23,738 posts)
32. He won't be able to keep breaking course records.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 10:38 AM
Oct 12
Actually, he's a scratch golfer. Shoots bogey on each hole when someone else is keeping score. Very average.

dalton99a

(84,649 posts)
33. Billions of taxpayer money to fortify and protect a former president's numerous golf courses
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 10:43 AM
Oct 12

Fuck that shit

Put the criminal in maximum security

PatrickforB

(15,121 posts)
39. Well, I have concerns here...
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 01:29 PM
Oct 12

Trump is far too dangerous to be on the loose, whether on the golfcourse or anywhere else.

My hope is that after he loses the election, and he will, he winds up in prison. Because these Republicans who are backing him, the hardcore cult-base, are so in the conspiracy bubble, they no longer are able to tell truth from lies. This is because Trump serves the father of lies.

In addition, there are many Russians, North Koreans, Iranians and probably Chinese hackers who have supposedly American social media accounts and dutifully amplify all the lies Trump tells. The latest, of course, is the big lie the Democrats are somehow controlling the weather and launching hurricanes at 'good Republican people.'

This is enraging to me. I have to limit my 'news' consumption, even from MSNBC, because it is easy for a white-hot rage to build inside me when I'm hearing this stuff and it isn't good for my health.

Now, we have the total package of psyops - with 25 new false polls that paint Trump as the winner in swing states.

Who, we must wonder, wants us to feel angry, demoralized and even in despair?

I can think of several. That nice Putin. Bibi Netanyahu, who clearly seems to want Trump to win the election, Orban, Kim Jung Un, Xi, and Khamenei. But Putin - he's the worst because he has been at this for decades. Anything to sow chaos in the good ol' USA.

Why? So he can have more power? What possible use is it to conquer Europe? Why even desire that?

Same with these billionaire lizard-creatures. It is absolutely stupid, and a total waste of time, to amass huge amounts of wealth. Why? Because, we are born, we live, we get old and then we die. Simple as that.

Yet the way we have organized our world at its heart screams denial at this basic fact.

Look at Charlie Koch, the author of Project 2025. Why? The guy is 88. He's 'worth' $67 billion. Yet he wants more. To what end? See, this is the thing - he amassed all this money and now he's worried, even in advanced old age, about losing even one cent.

And if it is the 'game' that keeps him going, as my best friend Dan seems to think, why? Why do all of us have to lose in order for Charlie to win?

Pride, greed, envy, lust, gluttony, wrath, and distractions that isolate us, make us mistrust and even hate one another.

There are three forces we must watch out for:
- First, the forces of chaos. These are the people spreading lies and conspiracy theories.
- Second, the bronze bull of tyranny. This is Koch, Wall Street, shareholder primacy and billionaires. Their idol is sitting right there on Wall Street, having mysteriously appeared there one snowy December night in 1989.
- Third the night bird that cries out in desolate places. These are the calls of addiction - alcohol, drugs, gaming, gambling, sex, social media - and when you get drawn into these things, what do you then have? You are alone with the addiction and it is easy to forget that we are in fact our brothers' and sisters' keepers.

Bottom line, when we lift up our eyes and work in love for, and service to others, we bless everyone around us, and in fact all of life.

So................steady.

41. Oh, the humanity, the humanity.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 02:46 PM
Oct 12

No one -- not even the passengers on the Hindenburg -- has ever suffered as much as T***p has. The Secret Service could build a miniature golf course at Mar-A-Lego and hire actors to cheer whenever he putts. Mix the cheers with AI crowd sounds and he'll never know the difference.

TFG told the truth (the only time) when he said to the t.v. networks, "You need me. I make you a lot of money." What's the end of democracy matter when cold, hard cash is on the table?

wolfie001

(3,777 posts)
42. This is that Fat Pig's idea of a sacrifice
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 03:59 PM
Oct 12
Plus, he's definitely lying. Once again. He'll be in Scotland golfing shortly, I'm sure.

Katcat

(370 posts)
44. Not buying it
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:32 PM
Oct 12

What’s the real reason for him not golfing? Can’t see the ball? Can’t stand long enough to hit the ball? Definitely can’t walk far.

Orrex

(64,209 posts)
46. Yeah, it would suck if he had to pretend to have been shot again.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:55 PM
Oct 12

Remarkable that a visibly unhealthy 78 year old man could completely recover from a claimed bullet wound in less than a week with no stitches, bruising, or scarring.

unblock

(54,196 posts)
51. Pretty biased headline / story premise. What idiot candidate would golf in the last month of a campaign?
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 12:50 AM
Oct 13

Security questions shouldn't come up because he shouldn't be golfing in the first place.

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