President Donald Trump was particularly happy on the plane ride aboard Air Force One from Florida back to Washington, D.C., despite another disturbing pre-market open on Sunday night.
Trump returned to the capital from a long weekend in Florida, first attending the Saudi-owned LIV Golf event that was played at his Trump National Doral resort outside of Miami before heading to his Mar-a-Lago club.
Trump played in his senior club championship at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, which Trump apparently co-won with a member at the club. Political ally and online provocateur Laura Loomer shared a photo of Trump participating in the trophy ceremony with the co-champion. The member apparently agreed with Trump to share the titleist honors rather than having a playoff after a tie.
Speaking to the press on the flight back to Washington, Trump said he was happy with his performance.
“Very good because I won,” Trump said. “It’s good to win. You heard I won, right? Did you hear I won? Just to back it up, you were there, I won. I like to win.”
Trump has come under fire for playing golf while the American and global economies have been upended by the prospect of broader so-called reciprocal tariffs. Trump Administration representative and Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said some 50 countries have called The White House, seeking to work out country-by-country trade deals with Trump.
However, the stock market remains skeptical about the future of the tariffs and the success of the negotiations, as well as the long-term implications of the tariffs on the American economy and global demand. The Dow Jones Industrial Average pre-open immediately shot down nearly 2,400 points just after 6 p.m. Eastern on Sunday night, while the Hong Kong Hang Seng index finished the Monday session down more than 12 percent.
