“Secretary Hegseth was there to represent the administration,” the press secretary told the reporter Tuesday. “The president has expressed his condolences to these families, as have I, from this podium.”
Trump instead was in Florida, where he attended a tournament for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour at his Doral resort, before he traveled to his Palm Beach club for fundraising events.
Critics also questioned Trump’s decision to engage in a glitzy weekend that benefited his family’s wallet as the country panicked over tumbling stock markets caused by the president’s tariffs.
Nero fiddles while Rome burns.
Press sec. addresses Trump attending golf event over dignified transfer of remains of soldiers who died in Lithuania.
Real quickly, can you explain why the President opted to send Secretary Hegseth to the Dignified Transfer last week instead of attending himself? Sure. Secretary Hegseth was there to represent the administration. The President has expressed his condolences to these families, as have I, from this podium.