Jack Nicklaus hospital project got $20 million in federal budget:
President Donald Trump’s federal budget proposal earmarks $20 million for a hospital project backed by professional golfer and Trump’s close friend Jack Nicklaus, Politico reported Tuesday.
Politico said that Nicklaus personally lobbied Trump on the golf course for the federal budget to allocate the funding for a mobile children’s hospital program he’s supported.
Trump and Nicklaus are long-time friends and golfing partners. In February, Trump posted a photo of him playing a round with Nicklaus and Tiger Woods at the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida
Politico said that Nicklaus personally lobbied Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, and Trump himself on the golf course for the federal budget to allocate the money for a mobile children’s hospital program
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Trump’s budget would steer $20M to Jack Nicklaus-backed hospital project – POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/11/trump-jack-nicklaus-1259949