Donald Trump is already playing hooky one week into his job as commander in chief, spending his Monday morning golfing at one of his golf pr
Emily Singer at Daily Kos:
Donald Trump is already playing hooky one week into his job as commander in chief, spending his Monday morning golfing at one of his golf properties in Florida, rather than working. Trump is golfing even though he told reporters aboard Air Force One over the weekend that he didn’t think he would have time to golf at his Doral course—where he is grifting off taxpayers to host a retreat for congressional Republicans to come up with a plan for how to pass his tax cuts for the rich. “No. I don’t think so. I’m busy,” Trump told reporters who asked if he’d be golfing. Trump's visit to one of his resorts to hit the links took place much earlier than his first disastrous term, when he waited until the first week of February to golf, according to The Washington Post, which tracked Trump's frequent golf outings. Trump golfing instead of working comes after he issued a memorandum on Inauguration Day requiring that all federal employees return to the office five days a week. [...] Of course, return to work policies hurt women and minorities the most, research found—two groups Trump and his MAGA fans hate. [...] Since parents have already made their child care arrangements for the school year based on their current work situation, abruptly changing policies on federal workers will cause stress and financial strain as parents have to quickly secure child care coverage that’s already difficult to find.
Golfer-in-chief being lazy while forcing government workers back to the office 5 days a week in person. Restrictions on work from home hurt women and POC the most, so that’s why Trump decided to end remote work for most federal employees. Such restrictions do damage to work productivity.
