Oh my. So Trump tower isn't currently set up as a presidential retreat? Is that your argument? How many presidential retreats were set up as such prior to the man becoming president? Trump would just put a helipad on the roof and be done with it. 2.5 hours round trip.
Smart people can handle this issue, so don't concern yourself.
Smart people can handle this issue, so don't concern yourself.
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Originally posted by: billryan
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It's a common occurrence for Presidents to go home every weekend? Really? Can you name one who did? Congress members represent a particular group of people so it makes sense that they go back to them. Many Members try to go go home each weekend, when there isn't a scheduled session. I don't think any President has gone home for the weekend on a regular basis.
More made up BS. Shocking! You're not nearly as smart as you think you are. Yea, I can name more than one.
"..During his two terms as president, George W. Bush, spent a whopping 500 days at his ranch, which he stills owns, near the town of Crawford in central Texas. It wasn’t all play, however, as Prairie Chapel Ranch played host to the likes of Russian President Vladimir Putin and former British prime minister Tony Blair, among other world leaders, when Mr. Bush was in office.."
"..The late Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, used their ranch, Rancho del Cielo, in Santa Barbara, California, which they bought back in the 1970s, as their retreat from the White House during his two terms. Dubbed the “Western White House,” the ranch, set on 688 acres, was used to host Mikhail Gorbachev and Queen Elizabeth II when Mr. Reagan was in office during the 1980s.."
"..A modest ranch near Middleburg, Virginia, which John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, built in the early 1960s is decidedly less known than the glitzy Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port. Ms. Kennedy designed it herself as a weekend retreat away from the White House, but sadly the family only spent three weekends there before JFK was assassinated in 1963; the property was sold a few months later.."
Bush spent an average of 63 days a year on his ranch. Trump wants to spend 160 nights a year in NYC. Great comparison.
Reagan spent less than 50 nights a year at his retreat. Presidents need and deserve retreats and vacations. Spending 160 nights in NY is insane. If Hillary did it, you'd be outraged.
Camp David is designed for Presidential retreats. Trump Tower isn't.
Then we have the matter of disrupting airspace and road traffic on Friday night's and Monday mornings in the busiest city in the country, and shutting down the intersection of the most expensive retail space in NY.
