Rich, loud, not wearing masks: Trump golf club members turn news briefing into ‘protest’

They hustled down the stairs, the rain dabbing their polo shirts and golf attire, as they dashed inside the clubhouse, drinks in their hands and masks missing from their faces.It was an unexpected perk of their country club membership: being the audience for US President Donald Trump’s hurriedly announced news conference on Friday evening at his course in Bedminster, New Jersey.They were props in a surreal gathering that violated Covid-19 safety guidelines but gave Trump a stage on which to end…

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