Former President Barack Obama played golf on Wednesday in Hawaii.
After arriving on Oahu on Monday, the 44th president traveled to Mid Pacific Country Club on Tuesday, according to a local report.
Mark Sousa, director of golf at the country club, commented on how the security situation now is vastly different than when Obama visited as president. “We had about 34 golf carts that we gave to the Secret Service last year and the years before. This year they only took 5. There were no weapons seen,” he said, according to Hawaii News Now.
During his eighth year serving as president, Obama’s critics slammed him for playing golf so often. According to CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller, Obama played 333 rounds as president, averaging about 41 rounds a year. President Trump often critiqued Obama’s penchant for golf, tweeting on multiple occasions that Obama was playing while major issues faced the nation.
After playing golf on Wednesday, Obama went out for Thai food.
It’s been a busy past few days for Obama, who has traveled to at least 4 states in less than a week.
Obama went to Buzz’s Lanikai in Kailua on Monday, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and a day before that he visited tech leaders in San Jose, Calif.
On Sunday, Obama was in Omaha, Neb., to have lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett and his wife Susie. When asked to comment about the purpose of the meeting, Susie Buffett told the Omaha World-Herald, “I’m not going to talk about the meeting.” She added: “The three of us ate lunch.”
Obama was spotted in New York City on Friday, along with wife Michelle, having lunch with U2 lead singer Bono, where they received a standing ovation.
The Obamas have taken up residence in the Kalorama neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
