BEDMINSTER -- Saturday brought an answer to one of the questions heading into President Donald Trump's trip to his private Somerset County golf club this weekend.

Yes, Trump played golf (at least according to social media).

He also took to Twitter to not only praise the New Jersey township where his private club sits but once again defend why he was staying there.

Such were the key moments of Day 2 of Trump's first visit to Trump National Bedminster since taking office in January -- a weekend stay that has furthered the criticism over the president's decision to spend most weekends away from the White House.

Here's a closer look at his day:

1. Hitting the links

After the trip got off to a rainy, relatively uneventful start Friday, someone posted a picture on Instagram Saturday afternoon showing Trump on the course. A round of golf was not on his schedule, nor reported by the White House traveling press pool.

Looks like @POTUS hit the links today. Not via WH press pool, but via Instagrammer at his club pic.twitter.com/Uptz2hlLCh — Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) May 6, 2017

Despite often criticizing former President Barack Obama, a Democrat, for golfing during the last eight years, Trump has played 19 times in his first 100 days, compared to Obama's one time during the same time period of his presidency.

2. Twitter defense

Two minutes after the golfing photo was posted -- just before 7:40 p.m. -- Trump sent out this tweet:

The reason I am staying in Bedminster, N. J., a beautiful community, is that staying in NYC is much more expensive and disruptive. Meetings! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 6, 2017

It echoed a tweet Trump posted Friday:

Rather than causing a big disruption in N.Y.C., I will be working out of my home in Bedminster, N.J. this weekend. Also saves country money! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2017

Trump is referring to criticism over how he has spent eight of his first 16 weekends as president away from Washington D.C. This is also his 14th straight weekend at one of the private properties he owns.

Trump's trip up north started Thursday in Manhattan when Trump appeared with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea aboard the USS Intrepid.

His argument is that he could have spent the weekend at his penthouse apartment at Trump Tower in Manhattan, which would cost New York City about $308,000 every day he is there. By comparison, it will cost about $37,000 for each day in Bedminster, which is about a 45-minute drive west of the city.

But critics counter that Trump could save in travel costs altogether if he spends his weekends at the White House.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the deputy White Hosue press secretary, told reporters Friday that Trump is "trying to save the taxpayers money the best way he can."

"The bottom line is: The president's the president, no matter where he goes, and he doesn't get to control the level of cost and security that may come along with that," Sanders said.

3. A call to Peru

Trump also had a phone call Saturday with President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski of Peru, according to the press pool report.

The two spoke about the economic crisis that has sparked violent protesting in Venezuela, according to the report.

Trump stressed that the U.S. will work together with Perus to "improve democratic institutions and help the people of Venezuela," the report read.

Kuczynski also thanked Trump for sending $1.15 million in aid to Peru in the wake of recent flooding that killed 101 people in the country.

Trump is scheduled to spend early Sunday in Bedminster before returning to Washington, D.C., later in the day.

Brent Johnson may be reached at bjohnson@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @johnsb01. Find NJ.com Politics on Facebook.