Not just Switch 2: ESA warns Trump’s tariffs will hurt the entire game industry
Not just Switch 2: ESA warns Trump’s tariffs will hurt the entire game industry
White House official, when asked about Trump’s approach to his latest tariff policies, bluntly said, “[Trump] doesn’t give a fuck. He’s going to do what he’s going to do.”
That tracks. While economists, small business owners, and trade partners brace for impact, Trump spent the day—once again—on the golf course.
There was no strategic urgency. No economic consensus. No thoughtful rollout. Just impulsive, performative policymaking at the expense of American workers and global stability. Tariffs, when used wisely, can be a tool of leverage. But this? This isn’t policy—it’s ego dressed up as strength.
And once again, Americans are left holding the bill.
There was no need for tariffs to be done this way.
Meanwhile, economists—and people with far more expertise than most of us—are already calling this one of the most significant self-inflicted wounds in American economic history. A reckless move, made not out of strategy, but spite.
Tangentially related - is there a tracker comparing his golf days to his first term?
Good question! Hope this helps:
There isn’t a single live tracker that puts Trump’s first and second terms side by side, but we can compare available data:
First Term (2017–2021):
Second Term (as of February 17, 2025):
Soooo: Trump’s pace of golfing in his second term is nearly identical to his first — he’s kept the same rhythm of golf every 5–6 days.
That’s wild shit right there. 💪
Thanks this is exactly what I was looking for. I guess you can say he is consistent. I'm glad he didn't let anything affect his golf. I wonder if his scores improved.
That's. Not as bad as I thought. It's once or twice a week, the local sports teams around me all play about once a week. If golf weren't so expensive it would sound normal.
Golf isn’t that expensive. Not more expensive than any other hobby to be fair. He makes it expensive because he only plays in his own courses and overcharges the hell out of The White House. What they spend on renting golf carts alone is a fortune. He’s a crook, but he’s so open about it that it really doesn’t affect him. Any other president would be torn to pieces about this, because they likely have shame and would try to hide actions like this. Trump normalizes depravity.
Also it was that fact that he stopped in the middle of whatever crisis or serious event to fly somewhere and play golf and take a day off. Them do it again a few days later while the crisis is looming. Like flying to Cancun in a state blackout, but people don't care.
It also costs a few million just to fly him to maralago. Each time. Plus charging secret service for the rooms they stay in at his properties. He's just funneling taxpayer dollars into his own pocket.
Golf isn't spectacularly expensive if you play the same way normal people do, IE at your local club.
