Trump visited a Trump-owned golf course nearly 24 percent of days in 2019

Trump at a Trump golf course
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President Trump kicked off 2020 the same way he spent 24 percent of his days in 2019: With a visit to a Trump golf course.

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By CNN's count, Trump visited one of his golf resorts at least 86 days in 2019 — or more than one day in five — and has now spent at least 252 days at a Trump golf club and 333 days at a Trump property during his nearly three years as president. For the last 12 days of 2019 and first day of 2020, that property was the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, not too far from his Mar-a-Lago winter vacation headquarters. Former President Barack Obama, whose golfing Trump frequently criticized, played 333 rounds over eight years, according to CBS's Mark Knoller.

Trump, who seems kind of sensitive about the golfing, noted you can do other things than golf at a golf club.

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CNN's Daniel Dale, who spends much of his professional life fact-checking Trump, is skeptical.

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With reason, it seems.

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Maybe this is why Trump apparently hates CNN.

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