Amid growing concerns about an economic downturn due to the tariff barriers of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, President Trump is conspicuously enjoying golf while flaunting his leisure time. Even as the New York stock market plunged right after the announcement of mutual tariffs, he faced criticism while visiting a golf course in Florida, and this time he uploaded a golf video directly on social media.
On the 6th (local time), President Trump uploaded a video of himself making a tee shot with a driver on Truth Social. It is unclear when the video was filmed.
However, the White House informed the press pool on the 5th that Trump won his match in the second round of the Senior Club Championship held in Jupiter, Florida, noting, "Tomorrow, he will compete in the championship round," according to the political media outlet The Hill.
Golf enthusiast Trump is well-known for frequently enjoying rounds of golf during his leisure time. He headed to Florida, where his residence and resort are located, on the 3rd, the day after he announced high tariffs on trading partners worldwide.
Despite the stock market repeatedly crashing after the mutual tariff announcement, Trump participated in the LIV tournament held at his family-owned Trump National Doral Golf Club, where the LIV Miami Golf Tournament, supported by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth funds, took place.
On the following day, the 4th, he spent most of his time at another family business in Florida, the "Trump International Golf Club."
Despite the market crash, he posted on social media, "My policy will never change for the many investors coming to America to invest huge amounts. Now is a great time to become wealthy."
Since the announcement of mutual tariffs by the Trump administration on the 2nd, the market capitalization lost in the New York stock market over the two days of the 3rd and 4th amounts to $6.6 trillion (approximately 9,652 trillion won).
Moreover, the day Trump posted the video of himself making a tee shot on his social media was the day after more than 600,000 citizens (according to organizers' estimates) took to the streets in nationwide protests against his unilateral foreign policy management.
Criticism of Trump's behavior has followed. Democratic Senator Ben Ray Luján (New Mexico) told the Associated Press, "While the public struggles to find food, he is out enjoying golf," and he added, "The president should stop by a grocery store and listen to the voices of the people on the street."