"If I win I may never see my property -- I may never see these places again," Trump said at an August 2016 campaign event. "But because I'm going to be working for you, I'm not going to have time to go golfing, believe me. Believe me. Believe me, folks."
lol, from the President who golfs far more frequently than Obama ever did.
Trump had a list of plans when he was campaigning. One plan was that, as POTUS, he would not play golf. As a businessman he had much to learn in his transition to politician. One of the things he would learn is that some of his plans would have to change.
When he played golf as POTUS you and the rest of the Trump haters were quick to accuse him of lying. There is no doubt his doctors and advisors would have worked hard to persuade him to continue playing golf for his health and figure. Trump would not be easy to convince. They may have even gathered in a group to persuade him. If so the conversation probably went like this:
Scene: Donald Trump enters the oval office with campaign manager, Corey.
Donald: Well hello, I didn’t know you were going to be here, Melania. What’s this all about?
Melania: We’re here to provide you an intervention, darling.
Doctor 1: [chuckling] Well, it’s not really an intervention, but then again…
Advisor 1: It’s about golf, sir.
Melania: You need it darling.
Donald: Golf? I promised I wouldn’t play as President…
Advisor 2: That’s the problem sir. Your golf is important for your health.
Donald: I must have promised I wouldn’t play a million times. How will I live that down?
Doctor 2: It’s just one of those things Mr. President. You have to put your health first.
Donald: What’s wrong with my health?
Advisor 4: You’re putting on weight sir, and it could cause heart problems…
Donald: I’m as strong as an ox! What weight? I can deal with that.
Melania: I noticed you’ve put on weight.
Doctor 1: She’s right sir. You have. And you’re 72, and under a lot of stress.
Doctor 2: It can be a slippery slope sir. Once it gets away from you it’s very hard to fix.
Advisor 1: The golf will help keep you trim sir.
Donald: [sits down] But like I say, I promised…
Corey: That’s okay sir – sometimes in this job a promise has to be broken.
Donald: [Facepalms and sighs] Man…Fake News will have a field day calling me a liar.
Advisor 2: True, but they’ll do that no matter what you do, so what’s the difference?
Melania: Darling, will you do it for me?
Donald: Well, I…
Advisor 3: Sir, you can still do your work while playing golf.
Melania: And you didn’t know about this when you made the promise. You were a businessman then…
Doctor 2: You meant what you said sir, so that’ not a lie.
Donald: I guess so, but they’ll never swallow that.
Advisor 4: You’ve been advised that it is very important to change your mind about this issue, for your health’s sake.
Donald: Can I tell the people that?
Advisor 1: No sir, that would not be a good idea.
Melania: Why not?
Advisor 2: Fake News will start a campaign that you’re unhealthy.
Donald: So what do I say then?
Advisor 3: Don’t say anything sir.
Melania: Darling, I want you to be slim and healthy. Not fat.
Doctor 2: You should take her advice sir.
Donald: Okay, if you all think so. I’ll do it, but I hate it.
Headlines soon after:
TRUMP LIES! TRUMP LIES! HE’S PLAYING GOLF! LIAR! LIAR!
Now let’s switch to your grandfather, and let’s say he’s 72. He tells you he’s going to have a stomach operation to lose weight. He tells you this for about a year, going on and on about it. Finally the New Year comes and you ask him, “So grandfather, when’s the operation?”
“What operation?” he asks.
“You know,” you reply. “The one to lose weight – where they tie a loop around your stomach or something.”
“Too expensive,” he grunts. “Turns out it’s way more expensive than I thought it would be. Can’t do it now. Will just have to diet instead.”
Do you jump up and screech “LIAR! LIAR! YOU SAID YOU’D HAVE THE OPERATION! LIAR! LIAR!”? A grandson who did that would be considered a lowly wretch by most folk. Yet you’re happy to do that with your President.
Seriously, don’t millennials know any shame?
Summary: No lie. Changing your mind on the advice of doctors is not “lying”. We all change our minds daily or weekly about lots of stuff.