Trump has $50,000 room-sized golf simulator installed in his W.H. quarters. #ExecutiveTime

[Miles Archer]

President Trump has installed a room-sized “golf simulator” game at the White House, which allows him to play virtual rounds at courses all over the world by hitting a ball into a large video screen, according to two people told about the system.

That system replaced an older, less sophisticated golf simulator that had been installed under President Obama, according to two people with knowledge of the previous system.

Trump’s system cost about $50,000, and was put in during the last few weeks in a room in his personal quarters, a White House official said.

The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of the president’s private residence, said Trump had paid for the new system and the installation personally.

President Trump has built his schedules around long blocks of “executive time” — unstructured periods in the day where the president’s schedules show no official meetings. He often spends this time watching TV, tweeting, holding impromptu meetings and making phone calls, aides have said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-trump-installed-a-room-sized-golf-simulator-at-white-house/2019/02/13/ed3f6d5c-2e45-11e9-813a-0ab2f17e305b_story.html

[Vinca]

1. Look for "executive time" to go to 90%.

[irresistable]

8. I thought it was already at 90%.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

2. Has he found a way to cheat at that, too?

[A HERETIC I AM]

23. ....

I had the exact same thought!

What a wanker

[Blue Owl]

3. It can even simulate his cheating

He's got a secret button to lower his scores...

[Initech]

13. Does he use Slazenger 7s by any chance?

&t=114s

[NotAPuppet]

21. Good one!

Trump reminds me a lot of Goldfinger.

[zipplewrath]

30. Don't have to

these things don't simulate putting. So you'd always one putt. Heck, to some extent you could claim you holed out from off the green.

[FakeNoose]

4. What took him so long?

I would have thought a golf simulator would be one of his top priorities, way before a wall or a military parade. Well now that he's got his golf simulator, he can start work on his next project ... a sex simulator.

[Flaleftist]

31. Probably trying to come up with a way to make someone else pay for it.

He finally gave up.

[Docreed2003]

5. Bet it's set up in the same room as his tanning bed...smdh

[Maru Kitteh]

39. You mean his spray tan booth

[Docreed2003]

40. Oh my...pass the brain bleach!

[49jim]

6. Why is this not a surprise? n/t

[Gothmog]

7. Who is surprised by this?

[Initech]

9. Then why does he suck so bad at it?

[procon]

27. That humongous gut of his gets in the way.nt

[Initech]

32. True, you have to be flexible to play golf!

[rusty fender]

29. Exactly!

No amount of practice can help his swing. His swing looks like he has ignored everything his golf instructors have told him. Only he knows more about golf than anyone, believe me

[Initech]

33. No doubt he ignored his golf instructors, if he had any to begin with!

He definitely seems like the kind of guy who would fail the first lesson because he claims he knows more about it than anybody.

[kairos12]

10. Does it have a button so he can ring for his Diet Cokes?

[BigMin28]

11. He'll

Take it with him when he goes.

[Stinky The Clown]

12. Any connection to this?

[jberryhill]

15. Do people still think that was a thing?

https://nypost.com/2017/05/29/the-real-reason-red-lights-were-flashing-in-white-house-windows/

A spokesman for DC Fire and EMS confirmed the medical emergency that brought a fire truck and ambulance to nearby Lafayette Park at that time. A man fell ill on a park bench across the street from the White House at 8:09 p.m. Sunday. Emergency responders were on scene from 8:12 to 8:47 p.m., according to communications chief Doug Buchanan.

[ProudLib72]

38. Which is more likely

Medical emergency that conveniently occurred just outside of the Rump's room, or bright light dementia therapy?

For me both are equally plausible.

[lilactime]

14. Sure he paid for it. Suuuure he did.

[HipChick]

17. Receipts...

We wanna see them..

[dmr]

16. This explains all that Executive Time.

Between this and watching all those TVs, it's a wonder he has any time at all for rest and relaxation.

I recall what punishment it was for him to stay at the White House during the government shutdown. Now I see how hard at work he really was.

Poor thang. Sad.

[HipChick]

19. Was this another leak? Someone sure hates him...

[RockRaven]

18. Does it come with cheat codes? Because every person who has HONESTLY spoken about their experience

golfing with him tells stories about him cheating like crazy -- brazenly, obviously, and utterly without shame. Even if he's alone in his room with the golf simulator, he'll want to cheat.

[TheBlackAdder]

20. Every perfect address sets of electronic anal ben wahs, as a reward.

[Midnightwalk]

22. I was going to say

Something about a big mac dispenser but i like yours better.

[TheCowsCameHome]

24. Is he clubbing one of his department heads?

And is that KrazyAnne watching the procedure?

[TheCowsCameHome]

25. Is that him on the right with the TP sticking out of his ass?

[NotAPuppet]

26. You just know that Kellyanne

is the official WH leaker.

[NewJeffCT]

28. paid for it personally?

HA!

Most likely, paid for with campaign funds

[Achilleaze]

34. Are republicans squandering our hard-earned tax dollars on this shit?

They are claiming that the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief paid for it himself.
But he lies about everything. Why should anyone believe him about this.

[irisblue]

35. Explains how he held off from going to Mar A Lago

During #TrumpShutdown

[Awsi Dooger]

36. Those high-end simulators are fantastic

This is one thing I can't blame him for. Note that Obama also had one. I'm sure the reactions in this thread would be less reserved if not for that tidbit.

Newer and more sophisticated versions are coming out all the time. I'm sure that's what accounted for the switch. He undoubtedly used the Obama model until testing out the new one elsewhere, and deciding to have it installed.

It really doesn't take that much time to use. You switch to a specific hole on a specific course and try it time and again. Or a block of holes. I have one friend in Las Vegas who has a $15,000 model that is a few years old. I've tried it for 5-15 minutes at a time and been fully satisfied.

BTW, cheating is possible. You merely change the settings and the ball will travel further than actual. That is necessary to sell these type of machines since they are so expensive and trend to an older crowd. Nobody wants to simulate a famous hole they can no longer play effectively due to lack of distance.

But the golf stores are sometimes known to temporarily juice the low end generic simulators to fool a customer who is sampling a new driver. He thinks he has gained 20 or 25 yards with the magic wand, so he buys the thing. Meanwhile he gained nothing.

[ffr]

37. That better have come out of the Trump Organization budget!

We're getting grifted!