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Donald Trump walks to the presidential motorcade as he departs the White House for Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia today.
Donald Trump walks to the presidential motorcade as he departs the White House for Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia today.EPA
Donald Trump's motorcade arrives at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia today.
Donald Trump's motorcade arrives at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia today.REUTERS
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President Trump is back in the swing.

The duffer-in-chief returned to the golf course Saturday for the first time since March 8 — when he abruptly stopped his regular trips to the links amid the coronavirus crisis.

After leaving the White House, he spent more than three hours with three unidentified companions and his Secret Service detail at Trump National in Sterling, Virginia.

Trump drove the course alone in his own cart – demonstrating the social-distancing precautions that his White House coronavirus adviser, Dr. Deborah Birx, outlined Friday.

“You can be outside and you can play golf,” Birx said at a White House press conference – as long as players remain six feet apart.

Trump has stuck to the White House for almost every weekend since issuing stay-at-home recommendations to curb the spread of COVID-19 — but has pressed for a national reopening in recent days.

His 76-day golf layoff is the longest of his presidency.

“I do miss it,” Trump said May 17, when he called in to NBC’s coverage of a charity skins match featuring Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff.

“I haven’t played really since this problem that we have started,” he said mournfully.

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