MAGA Senator Says Americans ‘Don’t Care’ If Trump Golfs Through His Tariff Crisis
Asked if it was a bad look for the U.S. president, Sen. John Kennedy answered: “Nah.”
Sen. John Kennedy claims Americans aren’t particularly bothered that President Trump high-tailed it to the golf course after his tariffs triggered a global financial metldown.
Trump spent a long weekend in Florida, attending a Saudi-backed LIV golf event at his Doral Golf Club as stock markets tanked after his decision to impose import tariffs of at least 10 percent on America’s trading partners. He also shared a video of himself playing golf on social media on Sunday and later bragged to reporters he’d “won” the Senior Club Championship at his own golf club in Jupiter, Florida.
Despite JP Morgan and other market players warning of the increased risk of a recession this year amid the market chaos, Sen. Kennedy rejected criticism of Trump in an interview on CNN’s The Arena.
“President Trump played golf over the weekend. He posted a video of himself golfing. Do you think that was a bad look considering where the markets were?” host Kasie Hunt asked the Louisiana Republican Monday.
“Nah, I don’t think the American people care that much. They understand that presidents relax on the weekends,” Kennedy replied. “It doesn’t mean that he wasn’t talking on the phone or wasn’t in meetings. I don’t think there’s ever a time when a president isn’t on call. I don’t think people hold that against him.”
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Kennedy also admitted during the interview that the effect of Trump’s levies has “been painful.”
Kennedy said Americans “don’t care” that President Trump high-tailed it to the golf course.
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”But it may turn out well,“ he added. ”It may not. If it doesn’t turn out well, I think the president will recalibrate.”
“To that point,” Hunt replied, “Do you think it’s Donald Trump’s economy now?”
“Oh, I think it is,” Kennedy said, asserting that the president will have to take responsibility if his ploy fails. “There’s no question. I think once he decided to add the tariffs, clearly, I mean, he will be held responsible—as he should—whether it turns out good or it turns out badly.”
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