May 01, 2020 · Two days earlier, Barack Obama was spotted with friends on a Virginia golf course, which is “40 miles from his home,” as Fox News host Tucker Carlson noted. “It didn’t seem to occur to her ...
Aug 29, 2014 · President Obama on the links in Martha's Vineyard with former NBA star Alonzo Mourning the day after American journalist James Foley was beheaded by ISIS terrorists. (AP photo) ( CNSNews.com) -- President Obama was recently criticized for playing golf immediately after giving a speech about the brutal beheading of American journalist James Foley by the …
Aug 21, 2014 · President Barack Obama teed off again on Thursday, just 24 hours after pictures of his wide grin on the golf course drew condemnation in wake of James Foley beheading.
Nov 06, 2011 · Revealed: How Obama was playing golf until 20 minutes before Navy SEALs began mission to take out Bin Laden. Stayed out on golf course to distance himself if it went wrong, book claims. We would ...
consulate in Benghazi, Libya. After visiting the State Department, Obama flew to Las Vegas to speak at a boisterous campaign rally.
In early July, President Obama traveled to Dallas, Texas for a fundraiser but decided not to witness the mass influx of illegal aliens then pouring over the Mexican border, saying, “I’m not interested in photo-ops.”.
For example, shortly after Ukrainian separatists shot down the commercial airplane Malaysian Flight 17, which resulted in the death of 298 people, including one American, the president gave a brief speech before leaving the White House to eat lunch at a barbeque restaurant in Delaware and attend two fundraisers in New York.
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officer killed in battle since the Vietnam War, who was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
When reporters asked White House spokesman Josh Earnest if going ahead with political events in light of the tragedy was a mistake, Earnest defended Obama, saying that the president had all the tools he needed to do his job on the road.
Giving a speech after the murder of James Foley was necessary. It is the immediate juxtaposition of beheading and golfing that should have raised questions,” Michael Gerson remarked in a Post oped. Although Obama called Foley’s parents to convey his condolences, neither the president nor anyone from the White House attended ...
Holed up: Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden watches himself on TV at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan where he was shot dead by U.S. Navy SEALs. Elite: Former SEAL commander Chuck Pfarrer (right) has written a book giving a blow-by-blow account of hunting down Osama Bin Laden at his compound in Pakistan.
At 56 minutes past midnight the compound came into sight and the code 'Palm Beach' gave the signal they were three minutes to landing. The first helicopter hovered over the main house, where Bin Laden was known to live on the top floor.
The last went through his skull.'. He also reveals that Bin Laden was known as Bert to the Seals, and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri was Ernie – a reference to the Sesame Street puppets.
It was planned that the team would use Ghost Hawk helicopters because they were so quiet on approach, the Seals described them as flying in 'whisper mode' , according to Mr Pfarrer. Mr Obama gave the mission the green light and SEAL Team 6, known as the Jedi, kicked into action.
His rifle is now mounted on the wall of their team room at their headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia. On leaving the compound the first helicopter had an electrical failre and crashed tail-first into the compound.
Mr Obama is known to be a keen golfer. Just today, as the White House was being encircled by 8,000 environmental protesters, he was on a course in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The President also played golf four times during his week-long family holiday on Martha's Vineyard.
Quick change: President Obama was golfing just 20 minutes before Osama Bin La den was killed and he was pictured looking on intently in the Situation Room, right, according to a new book (File golf picture from June) Only then did he down his clubs and return to the White House to watch what he later trumpeted as a great success of his presidency.
Obama's last round came on December 31 while on vacation in Hawaii. Knoller tweeted it was Obama's 46th round of his final year in office. Obama averaged about 41 rounds a year, but he never came close to Presidents Woodrow Wilson or Dwight Eisenhower, who were estimated to have played 1,200 and 800 rounds, respectively.
According to CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller, Obama played 333 rounds as president. Obama's last round came on December 31 while on vacation in Hawaii.