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Trump Has Spent Third of Presidency at His Properties

December 30, 2019 at 4:50 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “Over the course of his presidency, Trump has visited a Trump-owned or branded property on three out of every 10 days. Slightly more: Of the 1,075 days on which he has been president, he has visited Mar-a-Lago or a Trump Something-or-other on 331 of them, 31 percent of the time.”

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