Ever so conscious of his legacy in presidential annals, President Barack Obama set two milestones over the weekend.
And neither involved real work.
CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller took to social media to point out that Obama played his 250th round of golf since being elected to office, and attended his 443rd fundraiser.
Sunny and 83°. Pres Obama is playing golf at @AndrewsAirForce. By my count, his 250th round as pres, his 90th at Andrews.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2015
Pres Obama now at DNC fundraiser – chatting with 25 donors each contributing FEC max of $33,400. Closed to press coverage.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 28, 2015
It’s Pres Obama’s 19th fundraiser this year, 443rd since taking office.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 28, 2015
Knoller opted to put things into a more favorable perspective for the president by comparing the number of times Obama has golfed with that of some of his predecessors — over half a century ago. Interestingly, Knoller also shared how many times Obama’s immediate predecessor, George W. Bush, played golf:
At 250 rounds of golf, Pres Obama compares to nearly 800 rounds by Pres Eisenhower and more than 1,200 rounds by Woodrow Wilson.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2015
Pres. GWBush played only 24 rounds as pres., none after Oct 13, 2003. He felt it inappropriate when US was at war.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2015
Milestone or not, social media users were not all that impressed, with one user wondering how bad off the country would be if Obama “actually worked.”
Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:
@markknoller @AndrewsAirForce Color me friggin shocked…
— Colorado REDTraci (@goptraci) August 29, 2015
@markknoller @AndrewsAirForce Did he see the news? #Houston #Sheriff executed by a thug? Any words???
— Colorado REDTraci (@goptraci) August 29, 2015
@markknoller @AndrewsAirForce Can’t let world problems get in the way of golf.
— Greg (@Flying59Vette) August 29, 2015
@markknoller @AndrewsAirForce just think how bad off this country would be if he actually worked
— Roy Alzner (@AlznerRoy) August 29, 2015
@markknoller His legacy when he’s finally enshrined in the hall of worst Presidents!
— not better off (@nopenochange) August 28, 2015
@koolkat14215 @markknoller I’m getting the distinct feeling obammers heart isn’t in this whole presidency thing…
— darrelanderson (@darrelanderson) August 30, 2015
@markknoller and yet the DNC says it’s broke?
— Lem (@Lemang01) August 28, 2015
@markknoller Moral compass lacking in Obama explains why he plays golf incessantly.
— Colorado REDTraci (@goptraci) August 29, 2015
@markknoller @POTUS doesn’t care about our country or our soldiers, he just don’t give a shit
— Doug Heffernan (@twojacksdetail) August 29, 2015
@markknoller pic.twitter.com/r1scGgxx6Y
— Freelass (@Freelassie) August 29, 2015
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