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Is president's assessment of the White House as 'a real dump' a downgrade from 'a really nice prison'?

The August 7 edition of Sports Illustrated will feature an in-depth story about President Donald Trump and his relationship with the game of golf, but there’s one brief quote that’s certain to fuel several days of parsing and analysis.

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Alan Shipnuck reports:

As President, Trump has already made four visits to the club [Bedminster]. He has his own cottage adjacent to the pool; it was recently given a secure perimeter by the Secret Service, leading to the inevitable joke that it’s the only wall Trump has successfully built. Chatting with some members before a recent round of golf, he explained his frequent appearances: “That White House is a real dump.”

Was he joking around, or being serious? It’s awfully difficult to tell from the transcript alone, but most people seem to be taking him at his word.

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Honestly? It kind of sounds like he was kidding, although we often find ourselves pretty much alone in that assumption.

Admittedly, conservatives did have a similar reaction when Michelle Obama described the White House as having “prison-like elements,” although she conceded, “It’s a really nice prison.” The fuss didn’t last quite a week, but it did spawn a hashtag, #MichellesPrison.

Does it make one any better than the lowest form of life to admit to being a hypocrite?

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It’s true.

You know, liberals and conservatives alike could all come to an agreement not to drag out one line from a Sports Illustrated story for a week. Or not.

 

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