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Trump family making first visit to Camp David
The Hill ^ | June 16, 2017 | Julia Manchester

Posted on 06/16/2017 10:09:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

President Trump and his family will make their first visit to Camp David this weekend, according to the White House.

“The first family heads to Camp David. Hoping everyone has a wonderful weekend,” Stephanie Grisham, communications director for first lady Melania Trump, tweeted Friday evening.

(TWEET-AT-LINK)

Alerts of the president’s visit were issued by the federal government earlier this week, according to The Frederick News Post, which noted a Federal Aviation Administration notice being issued. Similar notifications were sent in March and May but didn't lead to a visit.

This is the first visit Trump will make as president to Camp David, which has served as a traditional country retreat for U.S. presidents. Since taking office, Trump has mostly opted to spend his weekends at his golf clubs in Florida and New Jersey.

Past presidents have used the Camp David retreat in Maryland for personal use as well as hosting foreign dignitaries. Leaders such as former U.K. Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and Tony Blair have been hosted, as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Former President Jimmy Carter famously brokered the Camp David Accords between Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.


TOPICS: Government; Travel
KEYWORDS: campdavid; firstladymelania; flotus; melania; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If they are like what I saw of Florida, they spend all their time inside where it is airconditioned. Not exactly camping out or enjoying nature.


41 posted on 06/17/2017 10:52:13 AM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: GotMojo
"Trump may figure out how to squeeze 9 or 18 holes in....literally, like develop a new golf course....."

There is just a little bit of golf there now.

"There is no golf course at Camp David. There is a driving range near the helicopter landing zone and there is a single golf hole with multiple tees just outside the President's Aspen Lodge. Wanting to enjoy his favorite game at Camp David, President Eisenhower asked golf architect Robert Trent Jones to design a golf hole modeled after greens at his favorites golf courses: Augusta National and Burning Tree."

About Camp David Golf

42 posted on 06/17/2017 10:58:13 AM PDT by armourenthusiast (Trumperific)
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To: donna

Don’t let those two clowns any where near Camp David.


43 posted on 06/17/2017 11:27:32 AM PDT by HARD AS
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To: seenenuf
You are more than Welcome seenenuf.

Great FReepers like you make it more than worth it :)

44 posted on 06/17/2017 11:32:16 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Donald will be making a mental list of all the improvements that will need to be made. God bless him! Hope Barron has fun! And Melania can remember her childhood campouts in a poor soviet block nation.


45 posted on 06/17/2017 11:46:48 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag." --Donald Trump)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Psycho_Runner; antceecee; FreedomGuru; EDINVA; snarkytart; House Atreides; donna; ..
Here's a photo of Bush 43, Laura and others hiking at Camp David. Is that Robert Mueller in the back, second from right?

My other question is, does anyone know if that rumored mega-mosque that applied to be built close to Camp David has been okayed or is under construction?

46 posted on 06/17/2017 11:56:24 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag." --Donald Trump)
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To: HARD AS; donna
Don’t let those two clowns any where near Camp David.

Who are they?

47 posted on 06/17/2017 11:57:06 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag." --Donald Trump)
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To: Sacajaweau

No invite for Tiffany?

And if you think the Trumps didn’t have “help” previously...

But I’d like to see them take an unexpected liking to it, especially Barron. It could even be renamed “Fort Barron” or whatever.

And it should be a conservatives-only retreat. No liberal family members there trying to influence Trump on the weekends!


48 posted on 06/17/2017 12:03:26 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: doorgunner69

Yes! All the Trump golf courses are in air conditioned buildings. Thought everyone knew that.


49 posted on 06/17/2017 12:04:06 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Albion Wilde

that is Andy Card. i don’t know about the mosque


50 posted on 06/17/2017 12:04:34 PM PDT by avital2
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Probably a lot more bugs in Maralago this time of year than central Maryland. I’ve done a lot of hiking around Cunningham Falls and Catoctin Mountain parks ... not very buggy.


51 posted on 06/17/2017 12:10:12 PM PDT by NorthMountain (The Democrats ... have lost their grip on reality -DJT)
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To: NorthMountain

i read that there might be mice who appear on the property. that could be exciting. ahem


52 posted on 06/17/2017 12:19:17 PM PDT by avital2
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To: Albion Wilde
Drew and Jonathan Scott, the Property Brothers from HGTV.
53 posted on 06/17/2017 12:28:56 PM PDT by donna (I want to live in a Judeo/Christian country where we know that, before God, men & women are equal.)
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To: grania; Fai Mao

Totally agree, this is the most excellent suggestion...provided the American electorate doesn’t elect another evil Traitor who would saturate with bugging devices, the house and woods there too!


54 posted on 06/17/2017 12:34:03 PM PDT by Kalamata
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To: EDINVA

Is the cabin at Camp David air-conditioned?


55 posted on 06/17/2017 12:40:11 PM PDT by Kalamata
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To: GotMojo

Camp David Activities

Camp David is a rustic getaway in a wooded setting with lots of outdoor and indoor activities available. One of the most fun aspects of Camp David is that guests are given golf carts as their main mode of transportation around the retreat.

There are tennis courts, horseshoe pits, a swimming pool, skeet range, nearby fishing and horseback riding. There is a golf driving range near the helicopter landing zone and a single golf hole with multiple tee boxes outside Aspen Lodge.

You can go bowling, watch movies, work out at the fitness center, play basketball, and shoot some pool. Meandering hilly trails are ideal for long walks and bike rides. In the winter, you can go cross-country skiing, sledding, ice skating and snowmobiling. There is also the Evergreen Chapel, a non-denominational place of worship.

https://whitehouse.gov1.info/camp-david/#activities


56 posted on 06/17/2017 1:03:46 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Albion Wilde

I think that is Andy Card in the picture.


57 posted on 06/17/2017 1:08:00 PM PDT by exit82 (The opposition has already been Trumped!)
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To: exit82
On route to Camp David Earlier...


58 posted on 06/17/2017 1:16:54 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww
Aspen Lodge at Camp DAvid


59 posted on 06/17/2017 1:22:34 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

I can’t believe how close Barron is already to his dad’s height. He’s going to be a tall man...


60 posted on 06/17/2017 1:26:46 PM PDT by sargon ("If we were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, the Left would protest for zombies' rights.")
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