DC mayor ripped for private jet flight to golf tournament while crime persists, approval ratings nosedive

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Democrat Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has faced the ire of critics over the past week for taking a private jet to The Masters golf tournament as violent crime continues to plague her city. 

Bowser, who is now dealing with an approval rating in free-fall, traveled with a senior adviser on a jet belonging to Jodie McClean, a real estate executive and donor to the mayor's campaign, more than 500 miles away to Augusta, Georgia, for the tournament on April 13.

Bowser initially faced criticism for traveling to The Masters at all on the taxpayers' dime, but once news broke she took a private jet — although the cost was covered by McClean — critics took to social media to express their frustrations.

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Muriel Bowser, mayor of the District of Columbia, during an interview in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"It takes a lot of work and determination to make the guy from the Mario games the second-worst Bowser, but somehow she did it," one critic wrote, referencing the classic Super Marios Bros. villain who shares the same name.

"Is there such a thing as a deep blue politician that isn’t corrupt?" another critic wrote, while another declared Bowser "should be in prison."

One critic simply wrote, "Good look, mayor," while another jokingly wrote, "When will these corrupt Democrats realize that all you have to do is include Hunter Biden, and you’ll be fine?"

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