Donald Trump has hit back at critics over his plans to spend 17 days at his New Jersey golf club, insisting the visit was not a holiday but a working trip filled with meetings.

Almost immediately guests at his Bedminster estate posted video of a relaxed looking Mr Trump arriving on a golf buggy to greet them.

Barack Obama was lambasted repeatedly by Republicans over the amount of time he spent swinging a golf club, having played 333 times during his two terms. But the current president's enthusiasm for the sport seems to match that of his predecessor.