--- title: Trump Seen at Golf Course As Hurricane Dorian Heads for U.S. description: As Hurricane Dorian slammed through the Bahamas en route towards the Southeastern United States, President Trump was seen on a golf course. canonical: https://time.com/5667037/president-trump-golf-hurricane-dorian/ author: Josiah Bates article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-09-02T18:51:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T07:17:17.533Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Seen at the Golf Course While Hurricane Dorian Approaches the U.S. og:description: He also spent Labor Day criticizing the head of the AFL-CIO og:url: https://time.com/5667037/president-trump-golf-hurricane-dorian/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d3b143346618f5b/698a024f22fb85df6ce29c55/trump-golf-hurricane-dorian.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: President Trump Hurricane Dorian Golf og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Seen at the Golf Course While Hurricane Dorian Approaches the U.S. twitter:description: He also spent Labor Day criticizing the head of the AFL-CIO twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d3b143346618f5b/698a024f22fb85df6ce29c55/trump-golf-hurricane-dorian.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Seen at the Golf Course While Hurricane Dorian Approaches the U.S. > Sponsored content. 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Sep 2, 2019 6:51 PM UTC  U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks from Marine One to the White House following a weekend at Camp David, on September 1, 2019 at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks from Marine One to the White House following a weekend at Camp David, on September 1, 2019 at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. Tom Brenner—Getty Images by [Josiah Bates](https://time.com/author/josiah-bates/) ## Josiah Bates Josiah Bates is a criminal justice reporter and a former TIME staff writer. He currently works for The Trace. Sep 2, 2019 6:51 PM UTC As [Hurricane Dorian](https://time.com/5661353/hurricane-dorian-track-forecast/), one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, slammed through the Bahamas en route towards the Southeastern United States, President Donald Trump was spotted on the links at a Trump-branded Virginia golf club. > [](https://twitter.com/JDiamond1/status/1168560332077506566) The President has no plans listed on his public schedule for Monday. He was originally set to spend this weekend in Poland commemorating the start of World War II. However, that trip was canceled as the threat posed by Hurricane Dorian became more clear. Trump was also [seen at the golf course](https://www.apnews.com/62f9eff9916c4c45ac817e63e0ca303e) on Saturday. White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham says that Trump is being briefed on Hurricane Dorian “throughout the weekend.” > [](https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1167914031308427266) Trump [frequently criticized](https://www.sbnation.com/golf/2017/3/27/15073086/donald-trump-tweets-barack-obama-golf) his predecessor, Barack Obama, for spending time golfing as President. President Trump has been active on Twitter Monday as well. He has retweeted messages from the National Hurricane Center about the strength and path of [Hurricane Dorian](https://time.com/5666978/hurricane-dorian-speed/), and shared information about the attempted rescue of a [boat on fire](https://time.com/5666944/coast-guard-california/) near California’s Santa Cruz island. But earlier on Labor Day, Trump was tweeting about the economy and criticizing the president of the AFL-CIO, a union federation. He also attacked two of his favorite targets: the media and a group of young female Democratic lawmakers known as “The Squad.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1168488487433232384) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1168490495980519424) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1168496276918480896) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1168499355248205826) Trump also retweeted a Labor Day message from the White House’s official account. > [](https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1168534298447798272) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5667037/president-trump-golf-hurricane-dorian/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5667037/president-trump-golf-hurricane-dorian/"},"headline":"President Trump Seen at the Golf Course While Hurricane Dorian Approaches the U.S.","datePublished":"2019-09-02T18:51:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T07:17:17.533Z","description":"He also spent Labor Day criticizing the head of the AFL-CIO","url":"https://time.com/5667037/president-trump-golf-hurricane-dorian/","keywords":["White House","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d3b143346618f5b/698a024f22fb85df6ce29c55/trump-golf-hurricane-dorian.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Josiah Bates","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/josiah-bates/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d3b143346618f5b/698a024f22fb85df6ce29c55/trump-golf-hurricane-dorian.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Trump Hurricane Dorian Golf","caption":"President Trump Hurricane Dorian Golf","creditText":"Tom Brenner—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/white-house/","name":"White House"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5667037/president-trump-golf-hurricane-dorian/","name":"President Trump Seen at the Golf Course While Hurricane Dorian Approaches the U.S."}}]}] ```