Craig Bannister thought he had a gotcha in an April 30 CNSNews.com blog post:
Last Friday, Michelle Obama debuted two PSA videos urging African-Americans to stay safe from the coronavirus by staying home – and the very next day her husband Barack was spotted out on the links playing golf.
As the Chicago Sun-Times reported in its article titled “Michelle Obama urges African Americans to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” two PSAs by Mrs. Obama were released on Friday, April 24, telling African-Americans to stay home, even if they’re not exhibiting any symptoms of the virus, because they can still spread the disease to others.
Then, on Saturday, her husband, former President Barack Obama, was outside enjoying a round of golf in Virginia, Politico Playbookreported on Sunday, April 26[.]
What Bannister didn’t tell you: Golf courses in Virginia were open for play, and the state’s stay-at-home order at the time permitted “outdoor activity, including exercise, provided individuals comply with social distancing requirements” (and golf is technically exercise). Even Tucker Carlson noted that Obama was engaging in social distancing while playing.
The photo accompanying Bannister’s blog post is an Getty image lacking a date or description, which tells us it’s a file photo and not of the golf outing in question. That’s a mildly dishonest thing for Bannister to do.
Further, Bannister is almost certainly not going to tell you that President Trump played golf in January and February as the coronavirus was gaining hold in the U.S. That would seem a more relevant issue than playing a lame, politically motivated gotcha game with a former president whom CNS has always despised.