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Calculated Shard: 55 (from laksa070)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa055.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.newsweek.com/bushs-comment-war-golf-viral-trump-palm-beach-club-11683141\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.newsweek.com/bushs-comment-war-golf-viral-trump-palm-beach-club-11683141\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/bushs-comment-war-golf-viral-trump-palm-beach-club-11683141","crawl_time":1776039981,"first_indexed_time":1773674283,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,newsweek!www,\/bushs-comment-war-golf-viral-trump-palm-beach-club-11683141 s443","src_root_hash":"10153935897910600055","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Bush’s Comment About War and Golf Go Viral As Trump Seen at Palm Beach Club - Newsweek","meta_descriptions":["A George W. Bush quote on golf and war from 2008 is recirculating online amid renewed attention on President Donald Trump’s golfing habits."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"A statement that former\nPresident\nGeorge W. Bush\nmade about playing\ngolf\nduring wartime has resurfaced online after being reshared on X by an account dedicated to archiving moments from his presidency.\nThe post\nwas shared on March 15 by @TheBushArchive, an account that is not affiliated with George W. Bush but regularly reposts historical media and statements related to the 43rd president of the United States. \nThe renewed attention comes as President\nDonald Trump\nfaces criticism over his own\ngolfing\nhabits while the U.S. remains engaged in the ongoing conflict with Iran.\nWhy It Matters\nThe resurfaced statement has gained traction amid broader\ndebate\nover presidential conduct during wartime, particularly the optics of leisure activities such as golf while U.S. service members are deployed overseas.\nRecent images circulating on social media showed Trump finishing \na round of golf earlier this month\nwhile wearing a white cap, which some users compared to photographs taken on March 7, when the president attended the transfer of six dead U.S. Army soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.\nESSENTIAL READING: This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Oil Crisis\nThis weekend, Trump was seen leaving the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, as he spent this weekend at Mar-a-Lago. His golfing trips have also drawn attention from other political figures, including Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom who\nsaid on X earlier this month\n: \"A 7th American soldier is now dead. But don’t worry, Donald Trump is golfing.\"\nWhat To Know\nIn the post shared on X, @TheBushArchive quoted Bush as saying that he stopped playing golf after the invasion of Iraq because he did not want \"some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander‑in‑chief playing golf.\"\nBush made the comments in a 2008 interview with\nPolitico\n, in which he explained that he gave up the pastime following the August 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that killed several people, including the UN’s top envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. \nBush said he was informed of the attack while he was playing golf in Texas and decided afterward that continuing to play during the war would send the wrong signal. He added that he felt he owed military families a sense of solidarity during the conflict.\nImage placeholder\nFile photo: George W. Bush plays golf at Ridgewood Country Club, August 19, 2003 in Waco, Texas.\n|\nRod Aydelotte-Pool\/Getty Images\nCriticism grows around Trump’s golf outings. Beyond optics, the president’s golf trips have also drawn scrutiny over cost. A \n2019 U.S. Government Accountability Office report\n estimated that each presidential golf trip costs taxpayers approximately $1.4 million, factoring in travel, staffing and security expenses.\nTrump has previously defended his time on the golf course. During his first term, he said he primarily played on weekends and described it as a form of exercise.\nData compiled by the website DidTrumpGolfToday.com, which tracks the president’s publicly released schedule, claims that Trump has played golf 99 days out of the 421 days he has been in office, amounting to 23.5 percent of his time in office.\nIn July 2025, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers commented on the president’s golfing. \nShe told\nNewsweek\n: \"President Donald Trump forfeited his business empire to serve the American people, and he has delivered on more promises in the first six months in office than any other president in history—which includes reigning back wasteful spending and carrying out the American people's mandate through The One Big Beautiful Bill.\n\"The media conveniently failed to cover Joe Biden's beach vacations while he let people behind an autopen destroy our country.\"\nNewsweek\n reached out to the White House via email for further comment.\nImage placeholder\nTrump plays golf at the Official Pro-Am Tournament, Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, August 10, 2023.\n|\nGetty Images \/ Timothy A Clary\nWhat Happens Next\nAs the war with Iran continues, Trump’s travel and leisure activities are likely to remain a point of public and political scrutiny, particularly as images and data related to his golf trips continue to spread online.\nPast comments by both the president and his predecessors are also expected to be revisited as the debate over presidential optics during wartime persists.","attrs_markdown":"[Latest Trump Announces Naval Blockade, Threatens to 'Finish' Iran After Talks Fail](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-warns-us-military-ready-to-finish-iran-after-talks-fail-11810764)\n\n- [U.S.](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us)\n  \n  - 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Bush](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/george-w-bush) made about playing [golf](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/sports-golf) during wartime has resurfaced online after being reshared on X by an account dedicated to archiving moments from his presidency.\n\n[The post](https:\/\/x.com\/TheBushArchive\/status\/2032996807584682290) was shared on March 15 by @TheBushArchive, an account that is not affiliated with George W. Bush but regularly reposts historical media and statements related to the 43rd president of the United States.\n\nThe renewed attention comes as President [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/donald-trump) faces criticism over his own [golfing](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/golfing) habits while the U.S. remains engaged in the ongoing conflict with Iran.\n\n## Why It Matters\nThe resurfaced statement has gained traction amid broader [debate](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/debate) over presidential conduct during wartime, particularly the optics of leisure activities such as golf while U.S. service members are deployed overseas.\n\nRecent images circulating on social media showed Trump finishing [a round of golf earlier this month](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trumps-hat-viral-day-troop-transfer-outfit-outrage-11650645) while wearing a white cap, which some users compared to photographs taken on March 7, when the president attended the transfer of six dead U.S. Army soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.\n\n- [ESSENTIAL READING: This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Oil Crisis](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/iran-war-open-oil-prices-crisis-trump-11687764)\n\nThis weekend, Trump was seen leaving the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, as he spent this weekend at Mar-a-Lago. His golfing trips have also drawn attention from other political figures, including Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom who [said on X earlier this month](https:\/\/x.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/2030747865832914986): \"A 7th American soldier is now dead. But don’t worry, Donald Trump is golfing.\"\n\nRead More\n\n#### News\n\n[Trump Warns China Explicitly Over Iran Weapons, Threatens ‘50% Tariff’](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-china-iran-weapons-50-percent-tariff-warning-11817592)\n\n[Ex-CIA Director: ‘25th Amendment Was Written With Donald Trump in Mind’](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/john-brennan-25th-amendment-trump-iran-11815906)\n\n[What Makes a Naval Blockade of Iran—as Trump Just Announced—So Hard](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-iran-hormuz-blockade-difficult-11817060)\n\n[More Related Stories](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n## What To Know\nIn the post shared on X, @TheBushArchive quoted Bush as saying that he stopped playing golf after the invasion of Iraq because he did not want \"some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander‑in‑chief playing golf.\"\n\nBush made the comments in a 2008 interview with *Politico*, in which he explained that he gave up the pastime following the August 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that killed several people, including the UN’s top envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello.\n\nBush said he was informed of the attack while he was playing golf in Texas and decided afterward that continuing to play during the war would send the wrong signal. He added that he felt he owed military families a sense of solidarity during the conflict.\n\nFile photo: George W. Bush plays golf at Ridgewood Country Club, August 19, 2003 in Waco, Texas. \\| Rod Aydelotte-Pool\/Getty Images\n\nCriticism grows around Trump’s golf outings. Beyond optics, the president’s golf trips have also drawn scrutiny over cost. A [2019 U.S. Government Accountability Office report](https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-19-178.pdf) estimated that each presidential golf trip costs taxpayers approximately \\$1.4 million, factoring in travel, staffing and security expenses.\n\nTrump has previously defended his time on the golf course. During his first term, he said he primarily played on weekends and described it as a form of exercise.\n\nData compiled by the website DidTrumpGolfToday.com, which tracks the president’s publicly released schedule, claims that Trump has played golf 99 days out of the 421 days he has been in office, amounting to 23.5 percent of his time in office.\n\nIn July 2025, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers commented on the president’s golfing. [She told *Newsweek*](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-golfing-second-term-2102161): \"President Donald Trump forfeited his business empire to serve the American people, and he has delivered on more promises in the first six months in office than any other president in history—which includes reigning back wasteful spending and carrying out the American people's mandate through The One Big Beautiful Bill.\n\n\"The media conveniently failed to cover Joe Biden's beach vacations while he let people behind an autopen destroy our country.\"\n\n*Newsweek* reached out to the White House via email for further comment.\n\nTrump plays golf at the Official Pro-Am Tournament, Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, August 10, 2023. \\| Getty Images \/ Timothy A Clary\n\n## What Happens Next\nAs the war with Iran continues, Trump’s travel and leisure activities are likely to remain a point of public and political scrutiny, particularly as images and data related to his golf trips continue to spread online.\n\nPast comments by both the president and his predecessors are also expected to be revisited as the debate over presidential optics during wartime persists.\n\nNewsweek’s reporters and editors used Martyn, our AI assistant, to help produce this story. 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Bush but regularly reposts historical media and statements related to the 43rd president of the United States.\n\nThe renewed attention comes as President [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/donald-trump) faces criticism over his own [golfing](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/golfing) habits while the U.S. remains engaged in the ongoing conflict with Iran.\n\n## Why It Matters\nThe resurfaced statement has gained traction amid broader [debate](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/debate) over presidential conduct during wartime, particularly the optics of leisure activities such as golf while U.S. service members are deployed overseas.\n\nRecent images circulating on social media showed Trump finishing [a round of golf earlier this month](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trumps-hat-viral-day-troop-transfer-outfit-outrage-11650645) while wearing a white cap, which some users compared to photographs taken on March 7, when the president attended the transfer of six dead U.S. Army soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.\n\n- [ESSENTIAL READING: This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Oil Crisis](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/iran-war-open-oil-prices-crisis-trump-11687764)\n\nThis weekend, Trump was seen leaving the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, as he spent this weekend at Mar-a-Lago. 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But don’t worry, Donald Trump is golfing.\"\n\n## What To Know\nIn the post shared on X, @TheBushArchive quoted Bush as saying that he stopped playing golf after the invasion of Iraq because he did not want \"some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander‑in‑chief playing golf.\"\n\nBush made the comments in a 2008 interview with *Politico*, in which he explained that he gave up the pastime following the August 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that killed several people, including the UN’s top envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello.\n\nBush said he was informed of the attack while he was playing golf in Texas and decided afterward that continuing to play during the war would send the wrong signal. He added that he felt he owed military families a sense of solidarity during the conflict.\n\nFile photo: George W. Bush plays golf at Ridgewood Country Club, August 19, 2003 in Waco, Texas. \\| Rod Aydelotte-Pool\/Getty Images\n\nCriticism grows around Trump’s golf outings. Beyond optics, the president’s golf trips have also drawn scrutiny over cost. A [2019 U.S. Government Accountability Office report](https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-19-178.pdf) estimated that each presidential golf trip costs taxpayers approximately \\$1.4 million, factoring in travel, staffing and security expenses.\n\nTrump has previously defended his time on the golf course. During his first term, he said he primarily played on weekends and described it as a form of exercise.\n\nData compiled by the website DidTrumpGolfToday.com, which tracks the president’s publicly released schedule, claims that Trump has played golf 99 days out of the 421 days he has been in office, amounting to 23.5 percent of his time in office.\n\nIn July 2025, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers commented on the president’s golfing. 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A statement that former President George W. Bush made about playing golf during wartime has resurfaced online after being reshared on X by an account dedicated to archiving moments from his presidency. The post was shared on March 15 by @TheBushArchive, an account that is not affiliated with George W. Bush but regularly reposts historical media and statements related to the 43rd president of the United States. The renewed attention comes as President Donald Trump faces criticism over his own golfing habits while the U.S. remains engaged in the ongoing conflict with Iran. Why It Matters The resurfaced statement has gained traction amid broader debate over presidential conduct during wartime, particularly the optics of leisure activities such as golf while U.S. service members are deployed overseas. Recent images circulating on social media showed Trump finishing a round of golf earlier this month while wearing a white cap, which some users compared to photographs taken on March 7, when the president attended the transfer of six dead U.S. Army soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. ESSENTIAL READING: This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Oil Crisis This weekend, Trump was seen leaving the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, as he spent this weekend at Mar-a-Lago. His golfing trips have also drawn attention from other political figures, including Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom who said on X earlier this month : "A 7th American soldier is now dead. But don’t worry, Donald Trump is golfing." What To Know In the post shared on X, @TheBushArchive quoted Bush as saying that he stopped playing golf after the invasion of Iraq because he did not want "some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander‑in‑chief playing golf." Bush made the comments in a 2008 interview with Politico , in which he explained that he gave up the pastime following the August 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that killed several people, including the UN’s top envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Bush said he was informed of the attack while he was playing golf in Texas and decided afterward that continuing to play during the war would send the wrong signal. He added that he felt he owed military families a sense of solidarity during the conflict. Image placeholder File photo: George W. Bush plays golf at Ridgewood Country Club, August 19, 2003 in Waco, Texas. | Rod Aydelotte-Pool/Getty Images Criticism grows around Trump’s golf outings. Beyond optics, the president’s golf trips have also drawn scrutiny over cost. A 2019 U.S. Government Accountability Office report estimated that each presidential golf trip costs taxpayers approximately $1.4 million, factoring in travel, staffing and security expenses. Trump has previously defended his time on the golf course. During his first term, he said he primarily played on weekends and described it as a form of exercise. Data compiled by the website DidTrumpGolfToday.com, which tracks the president’s publicly released schedule, claims that Trump has played golf 99 days out of the 421 days he has been in office, amounting to 23.5 percent of his time in office. In July 2025, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers commented on the president’s golfing. She told Newsweek : "President Donald Trump forfeited his business empire to serve the American people, and he has delivered on more promises in the first six months in office than any other president in history—which includes reigning back wasteful spending and carrying out the American people's mandate through The One Big Beautiful Bill. "The media conveniently failed to cover Joe Biden's beach vacations while he let people behind an autopen destroy our country." Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for further comment. Image placeholder Trump plays golf at the Official Pro-Am Tournament, Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, August 10, 2023. | Getty Images / Timothy A Clary What Happens Next As the war with Iran continues, Trump’s travel and leisure activities are likely to remain a point of public and political scrutiny, particularly as images and data related to his golf trips continue to spread online. Past comments by both the president and his predecessors are also expected to be revisited as the debate over presidential optics during wartime persists.

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Bush](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/george-w-bush) made about playing [golf](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/sports-golf) during wartime has resurfaced online after being reshared on X by an account dedicated to archiving moments from his presidency. [The post](https://x.com/TheBushArchive/status/2032996807584682290) was shared on March 15 by @TheBushArchive, an account that is not affiliated with George W. Bush but regularly reposts historical media and statements related to the 43rd president of the United States. The renewed attention comes as President [Donald Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump) faces criticism over his own [golfing](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/golfing) habits while the U.S. remains engaged in the ongoing conflict with Iran. ## Why It Matters The resurfaced statement has gained traction amid broader [debate](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/debate) over presidential conduct during wartime, particularly the optics of leisure activities such as golf while U.S. service members are deployed overseas. Recent images circulating on social media showed Trump finishing [a round of golf earlier this month](https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-hat-viral-day-troop-transfer-outfit-outrage-11650645) while wearing a white cap, which some users compared to photographs taken on March 7, when the president attended the transfer of six dead U.S. Army soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. - [ESSENTIAL READING: This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Oil Crisis](https://www.newsweek.com/iran-war-open-oil-prices-crisis-trump-11687764) This weekend, Trump was seen leaving the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, as he spent this weekend at Mar-a-Lago. His golfing trips have also drawn attention from other political figures, including Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom who [said on X earlier this month](https://x.com/GovPressOffice/status/2030747865832914986): "A 7th American soldier is now dead. But don’t worry, Donald Trump is golfing." Read More #### News [Trump Warns China Explicitly Over Iran Weapons, Threatens ‘50% Tariff’](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-china-iran-weapons-50-percent-tariff-warning-11817592) [Ex-CIA Director: ‘25th Amendment Was Written With Donald Trump in Mind’](https://www.newsweek.com/john-brennan-25th-amendment-trump-iran-11815906) [What Makes a Naval Blockade of Iran—as Trump Just Announced—So Hard](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-iran-hormuz-blockade-difficult-11817060) [More Related Stories](https://www.newsweek.com/news) ## What To Know In the post shared on X, @TheBushArchive quoted Bush as saying that he stopped playing golf after the invasion of Iraq because he did not want "some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander‑in‑chief playing golf." Bush made the comments in a 2008 interview with *Politico*, in which he explained that he gave up the pastime following the August 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that killed several people, including the UN’s top envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Bush said he was informed of the attack while he was playing golf in Texas and decided afterward that continuing to play during the war would send the wrong signal. He added that he felt he owed military families a sense of solidarity during the conflict. File photo: George W. Bush plays golf at Ridgewood Country Club, August 19, 2003 in Waco, Texas. \| Rod Aydelotte-Pool/Getty Images Criticism grows around Trump’s golf outings. Beyond optics, the president’s golf trips have also drawn scrutiny over cost. A [2019 U.S. Government Accountability Office report](https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-19-178.pdf) estimated that each presidential golf trip costs taxpayers approximately \$1.4 million, factoring in travel, staffing and security expenses. Trump has previously defended his time on the golf course. During his first term, he said he primarily played on weekends and described it as a form of exercise. Data compiled by the website DidTrumpGolfToday.com, which tracks the president’s publicly released schedule, claims that Trump has played golf 99 days out of the 421 days he has been in office, amounting to 23.5 percent of his time in office. In July 2025, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers commented on the president’s golfing. [She told *Newsweek*](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-golfing-second-term-2102161): "President Donald Trump forfeited his business empire to serve the American people, and he has delivered on more promises in the first six months in office than any other president in history—which includes reigning back wasteful spending and carrying out the American people's mandate through The One Big Beautiful Bill. "The media conveniently failed to cover Joe Biden's beach vacations while he let people behind an autopen destroy our country." *Newsweek* reached out to the White House via email for further comment. Trump plays golf at the Official Pro-Am Tournament, Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, August 10, 2023. \| Getty Images / Timothy A Clary ## What Happens Next As the war with Iran continues, Trump’s travel and leisure activities are likely to remain a point of public and political scrutiny, particularly as images and data related to his golf trips continue to spread online. Past comments by both the president and his predecessors are also expected to be revisited as the debate over presidential optics during wartime persists. Newsweek’s reporters and editors used Martyn, our AI assistant, to help produce this story. 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A statement that former [President](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/president) [George W. Bush](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/george-w-bush) made about playing [golf](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/sports-golf) during wartime has resurfaced online after being reshared on X by an account dedicated to archiving moments from his presidency. [The post](https://x.com/TheBushArchive/status/2032996807584682290) was shared on March 15 by @TheBushArchive, an account that is not affiliated with George W. Bush but regularly reposts historical media and statements related to the 43rd president of the United States. The renewed attention comes as President [Donald Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump) faces criticism over his own [golfing](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/golfing) habits while the U.S. remains engaged in the ongoing conflict with Iran. ## Why It Matters The resurfaced statement has gained traction amid broader [debate](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/debate) over presidential conduct during wartime, particularly the optics of leisure activities such as golf while U.S. service members are deployed overseas. Recent images circulating on social media showed Trump finishing [a round of golf earlier this month](https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-hat-viral-day-troop-transfer-outfit-outrage-11650645) while wearing a white cap, which some users compared to photographs taken on March 7, when the president attended the transfer of six dead U.S. Army soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. - [ESSENTIAL READING: This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Oil Crisis](https://www.newsweek.com/iran-war-open-oil-prices-crisis-trump-11687764) This weekend, Trump was seen leaving the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, as he spent this weekend at Mar-a-Lago. His golfing trips have also drawn attention from other political figures, including Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom who [said on X earlier this month](https://x.com/GovPressOffice/status/2030747865832914986): "A 7th American soldier is now dead. But don’t worry, Donald Trump is golfing." ## What To Know In the post shared on X, @TheBushArchive quoted Bush as saying that he stopped playing golf after the invasion of Iraq because he did not want "some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander‑in‑chief playing golf." Bush made the comments in a 2008 interview with *Politico*, in which he explained that he gave up the pastime following the August 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that killed several people, including the UN’s top envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Bush said he was informed of the attack while he was playing golf in Texas and decided afterward that continuing to play during the war would send the wrong signal. He added that he felt he owed military families a sense of solidarity during the conflict. File photo: George W. Bush plays golf at Ridgewood Country Club, August 19, 2003 in Waco, Texas. \| Rod Aydelotte-Pool/Getty Images Criticism grows around Trump’s golf outings. Beyond optics, the president’s golf trips have also drawn scrutiny over cost. A [2019 U.S. Government Accountability Office report](https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-19-178.pdf) estimated that each presidential golf trip costs taxpayers approximately \$1.4 million, factoring in travel, staffing and security expenses. Trump has previously defended his time on the golf course. During his first term, he said he primarily played on weekends and described it as a form of exercise. Data compiled by the website DidTrumpGolfToday.com, which tracks the president’s publicly released schedule, claims that Trump has played golf 99 days out of the 421 days he has been in office, amounting to 23.5 percent of his time in office. In July 2025, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers commented on the president’s golfing. [She told *Newsweek*](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-golfing-second-term-2102161): "President Donald Trump forfeited his business empire to serve the American people, and he has delivered on more promises in the first six months in office than any other president in history—which includes reigning back wasteful spending and carrying out the American people's mandate through The One Big Beautiful Bill. "The media conveniently failed to cover Joe Biden's beach vacations while he let people behind an autopen destroy our country." *Newsweek* reached out to the White House via email for further comment. Trump plays golf at the Official Pro-Am Tournament, Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, August 10, 2023. \| Getty Images / Timothy A Clary ## What Happens Next As the war with Iran continues, Trump’s travel and leisure activities are likely to remain a point of public and political scrutiny, particularly as images and data related to his golf trips continue to spread online. Past comments by both the president and his predecessors are also expected to be revisited as the debate over presidential optics during wartime persists.

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