Hatch Act Being So Unfair

Trump has hinted that he might make his Republican nomination speech from the White House. He says it will beneficial because 1.) it’s safer for him not to travel, 2.) it’s easy, 3) it will save a lot of money. Nancy Pelosi and others, including many Republicans, are pushing back. They say it is not legal for most who will be involved, and that it goes against tradition and respect for the White House--the idea that you shouldn’t use the White House for political functions. Since, like, forever. 

 I have an idea. Trump could make everybody happy, including, I am guessing, even himself, by making his speech from the golf course--that is, any one of the golf courses he has used, combined, about 268 times in just this year. 

 Why is this good? Well, 1.) he must have determined that going golfing is safe, else he wouldn’t have done it so much, 2.) it’s easy. Seriously, everything is easy for Trump. He just walks around, or rides around, and everybody else does all the work. It’s part of being President. Then 3.) it will save money, probably. Trump is obviously worried about saving taxpayer money, and since he has gone golfing 268 times in just this year, I think we can assume he has determined it doesn’t cost a lot of money.

 Except according to the web site www.trumpgolfcount.com, his golf trips, combined, have cost the American taxpayers $138,000,000. But, you know, what’s one more golf trip? Plus, he can get in a few holes before or after the speech. Actually, since he’s going to do that some time soon anyway, if past behavior is any indication of future behavior, that means the speech will cost zero dollars over the normal amount of taxpayer money Trump spends. Win-win.