Jasmine Crockett Blasts Trump for Skipping Transfer of Fallen Soldiers For Golf Event: Decided to Golf

Source: MEDIAite

Apr 8th, 2025, 1:07 pm


Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) criticized President Donald Trump’s golfing habits after he missed the transfer of fallen soldiers for a tournament.

Last week, LIV Golf held a tournament a Trump National Doral in Florida. Ahead of the tournament, it was reported by Fox’s Jennifer Griffin that Trump would be staying in the state to attend it — meaning he would miss the dignified transfer of four American soldiers killed in a training exercise in Lithuania. In his place, Trump sent Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to receive the soldiers.

News of Trump’s decision was not received well. Multiple veterans — as well as spouses of veterans — spoke to Mediaite and expressed their outrage in an April 4 report. During a DOGE hearing on Trump’s plan to sell federal properties, Crockett suggested more attention should be given to Trump’s costly golf outings.

“If we are gonna talk about efficiency and worry about some solar panels, whatever, let’s talk about the fact that as of March 30th, Trump’s golfing has cost us approximately $26 million,” Crockett said, “and the last time I checked, we’re not getting anything in return for that. So, I will get back on my remarks, but I just wanted to point out that maybe we need to talk about the president and his golfing habits.

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