Donald Trump sparks anger by golfing instead of volunteering on Martin Luther King Jr Day
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Donald Trump has rejected the legacy of former Presidents who volunteered on Martin Luther King Jr Day – going golfing instead.
Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton all commemorated the day, which celebrates King’s civil rights activism, by volunteering to help their local community.
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Clinton helped in the renovation of a senior health centre and painted the walls of a high school in the capital.
Bush invited African-American clergy to the White House, went to religious services which honoured King, and also painted a high school.
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On every MLK Day in his eight-year term, Obama and his family volunteered, working at everywhere from a soup kitchen to a family shelter.
What noble, understated good deed did Trump do on this national holiday, you may well ask.
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He played golf.
For the third day in a row, the President hit a small ball around one of his own private courses, the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.
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