Trump slammed by critics for pastime choice while Iran war rages on

Donald Trump has been grilled by political analysts for his choice of pastime while the war in Iran rages on.

The president approved a series of strikes on Iran earlier this month, joining Israel in a bombing run on the Middle Eastern country. Trump's contradictory messaging on the state of war and reasons for striking Iran has already inflamed his most dedicated supporters, but critics now believe the president is losing sight of how serious a situation it is.

A White House Pool report confirmed the president's motorcade had left his Mar-a-Lago resort and dropped Trump off at a golf course earlier this morning (March 28). The "out of town pool report" confirmed POTUS had "arrived at Trump International Golf Course at 9.02am."

Majority Democrats responded to the news, writing, "The Golf War." Fellow Trump critic Aaron Rupar added, "While the country is at war, Trump is golfing."

Trump's love of golf is no secret, with the president having played 88 rounds across 2025. Trump's 2025 golf outings cost taxpayers a cool $110.6 million, according to the Trump Golf Tracker, which monitors presidential motorcade sightings at his clubs. December and New Year's Day tacked on another $14 million to that tab.

If Trump continues on his pace, he’ll likely top former President Barack Obama's eight-year total of 333 rounds of golf in just his second term alone, the report said.

According to the Donald Trump Golf Tracker, the president has played golf a total of 101 times across the 433 days of his second term. An estimated cost of $141 million has been calculated by the team behind the golf tracker.