Aides to former Donald Trump are reportedly trying to get the former president off the golf course and onto the campaign trail. But as his family visits his Bedminster, New Jersey golf course in August, the president seems to prefer hitting the links and appeared bored during a press conference at the course earlier this month.
He didn’t seem too pleased about attending a fundraiser with donor Miriam Adelson either, The Washington Post reports. In public, he mentioned remaining at home during the Democratic National Convention, declining to take on Vice President Kamala Harris in the fight for the next news cycle.
Former aides told The Post that Trump prefers to have a less hectic schedule during his family’s time in Bedminster when he mostly spends time on the course. But aides, speaking anonymously, also told the paper that they didn’t want the former president sitting at home watching the Democratic convention and getting irate. Trump has also become frustrated with the news coverage which has showed him taking a lax approach to campaigning compared to his opponent.
The campaign reacted by scheduling events to counterprogram the Democratic convention, even as the leading man appeared reluctant to stick to the script. He frequently veered off the stated subject of his remarks, revealing his continuing struggle to find his place in the upended race which saw the quick ascension of Harris following President Joe Biden dropping out and endorsing her last month.
FOR EVERYONE’S INFORMATION: Trump visited a Trump Organization property on 428 of the 1,461 days of his presidency (that’s nearly one in three) and he played 261 rounds of golf, one every 5.6 days.