{"id":1006298,"date":"2019-09-03T17:23:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T17:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1006298"},"modified":"2019-09-04T17:25:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T17:25:51","slug":"trump-prepares-for-a-hurricane-by-playing-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-prepares-for-a-hurricane-by-playing-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Prepares For A Hurricane By Playing Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1006157 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/War-Room.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump said he cancelled his foreign trip this past weekend, where he was supposed to commemorate WWII, in order to monitor Hurricane Dorian. Instead, as Hurricane Dorian strengthened and approached the East Coast, Trump spent his weekend wasting taxpayer dollars golfing at his own golf course, from which he still profits.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump spent his weekend \u201cpreparing\u201d for a hurricane by playing golf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/QtpTtqwmKy_hoHNW90eTdI6UNp1jF1yQT0SS3LziOl8H9UcxTnPgJBUVcFJcym7bPlAzLlkt0_XzzPWyxk_aCrFI32WkBwQH9kJyQiWiWNekkQLZRKO52Iwun8B_emwbM0QV77Gb\" width=\"433\" height=\"244\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But that\u2019s not the only way Trump\u2019s failed at his hurricane preparation&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/08\/30\/politics\/fema-acting-officials-hurricane-dorian-trump-response\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/08\/30\/politics\/fema-acting-officials-hurricane-dorian-trump-response\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGWryygfkztHKydMSn7nJogDImg9Q\">still does not have key top officials in place<\/a> to deal with natural disasters, including not having a permanent FEMA administrator or homeland security secretary.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/07\/21\/us\/politics\/trumps-leader-for-fema-wins-praise-but-proposed-budget-cuts-dont.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/07\/21\/us\/politics\/trumps-leader-for-fema-wins-praise-but-proposed-budget-cuts-dont.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEtLyz2wfPIriFghE30hXC8fGs3wA\">cuts to FEMA<\/a> disaster response programs and planned to divert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/08\/27\/politics\/fema-immigration-enforcement-dorian\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/08\/27\/politics\/fema-immigration-enforcement-dorian\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF8SeQyROcmxHGVoZVLEzelQXlmsQ\">$155 million<\/a> from the agency\u2019s disaster relief fund to continue to separate and detain families at the border.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump\u2019s proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/articles\/noaa-budget-proposal-hits-rough-waters-in-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/eos.org\/articles\/noaa-budget-proposal-hits-rough-waters-in-congress&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGOJKQ85vqHmsnyD0zQGp4PyaCpWg\">cuts to NOAA<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/weather\/hurricanes\/trump-cuts-would-make-more-vulnerable-for-extreme-weather-some-say\/9TqxheEBwFIm2ztmj9crnK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/weather\/hurricanes\/trump-cuts-would-make-more-vulnerable-for-extreme-weather-some-say\/9TqxheEBwFIm2ztmj9crnK\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxDSk3qUkaTus979TW2H5bEQ-9AA\">National Weather Service<\/a> would have left us less prepared for extreme weather and natural disasters.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump\u2019s tried to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/06\/01\/531012881\/disaster-agency-to-weather-hurricane-season-with-no-leader-proposed-cuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/06\/01\/531012881\/disaster-agency-to-weather-hurricane-season-with-no-leader-proposed-cuts&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEmO-do8NqHX-PIJNcSOO0J_rIokQ\">cut the pre-disaster mitigation grant program<\/a>, which helps states and communities take long-term measures to reduce losses from disasters, by more than 60 percent.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump\u2019s tried to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/rundown\/trumps-budget-proposal-means-science-health-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/rundown\/trumps-budget-proposal-means-science-health-tech\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJSH1mSznCyoXYmQ_y9taBHxC01w\">cut the U.S. Geological Survey\u2019s natural hazards programs<\/a>, which respond to natural disasters with the goal of reducing potential fatalities and other damage.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2017\/05\/23\/for-the-first-time-poor-people-receiving-housing-subsidies-may-be-required-to-work\/?tid=sm_tw&amp;utm_term=.7bf410c405a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2017\/05\/23\/for-the-first-time-poor-people-receiving-housing-subsidies-may-be-required-to-work\/?tid%3Dsm_tw%26utm_term%3D.7bf410c405a6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGBnEx6GaP9SkE_8l-9F1H3c39mKw\">eliminating the $3 billion Community Development Block Grant program<\/a>, which helps fund rebuilding after natural disasters.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/08\/15\/climate\/flooding-infrastructure-climate-change-trump-obama.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur&amp;_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/08\/15\/climate\/flooding-infrastructure-climate-change-trump-obama.html?smid%3Dtw-nytimes%26smtyp%3Dcur%26_r%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxJA2_BjcErE1GeqzgQCdSFtkmGg\">rolled back infrastructure standards<\/a> requiring projects to account for increased flooding from sea-level rise.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/10\/05\/politics\/donald-trump-extreme-weather-deadly-floods\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/10\/05\/politics\/donald-trump-extreme-weather-deadly-floods\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEErH8OA0SdseAPRbTZsfOJQGc7sQ\">repeatedly<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/407505938774757376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/407505938774757376&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567704016923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFgUo0dumeyB1X3tRzmPUkdFfkfhQ\">downplayed<\/a> the risks of climate change and extreme weather.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump said he cancelled his foreign trip this past weekend, where he was supposed to commemorate WWII, in order to monitor Hurricane Dorian. Instead, as Hurricane Dorian strengthened and approached the East Coast, Trump spent his weekend wasting taxpayer dollars golfing at his own golf course, from which he still profits. Trump spent his weekend [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1006298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trump Prepares For A Hurricane By Playing Golf - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-prepares-for-a-hurricane-by-playing-golf\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-09-03T17:23:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-09-04T17:25:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/War-Room.png?w=300\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-prepares-for-a-hurricane-by-playing-golf\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-prepares-for-a-hurricane-by-playing-golf\/\",\"name\":\"Trump Prepares For A Hurricane By Playing Golf - 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