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Metro
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Metro
Donald Trump labelled 'Commander in Cheat' after caddie drops golf ball
Donald Trump may be failing to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine, stop speculation about the Jeffrey Epstein files, or reduce US food prices, but his ability to bend reality is in top form. His Air Force One touched down at Prestwick Airport in Scotland on Friday and the US president wasted no time hitting the golf course – or having his caddie hit it for him, actually. Footage circulating online shows the Republican allegedly cheating at golf with some help from staff. Two caddies – people who assists golfers by carrying their bags and with some strategic advice – are seen walking next to Trump who is driving in a cart. Both walk ahead and one is spotted discreetly dropping the golf ball to the ground. Trump then gets out of the vehicle and approaches it, appearing to pretend that it is the shot he made. 'Trump working hard to bring down grocery prices,' the caption of the video reads, referencing his campaign promises to tackle inflation and costs in the US. Of course, a long line of accusations that the president cheats follow in the comments on X. Sorry, this video isn't available any more. Political commentator, Richard Angwin, wrote under: 'His shameless golf cheating, having his caddie drop a ball for a better lie outside the bunker, exposes the same fraudulent tactics he employs in politics, proving once again he's a con artist through and through.' Another comment read: 'Caddie did that so smoothly. I can only imagine how many times he has done it.' Soon enough, the phrase 'commander in cheat' was trending on X amid the allegations. The president has boasted of winning dozens of golf championships – all on courses he owns – including five this year alone. Rick Reilly, a former Sports Illustrated journalist who has played with him and has interviewed dozens of people familiar with his game, claimed this is a lie 'that is so over-the-top Crazytown it loses all credibility among golfers the second it is out of his mouth.' More Trending In his book 'Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump', he said that Trump has likely won none of the club championships he claims to have. Trump's four-day trip to the UK is not an official visit. He is due to return for a meeting with state heads in September. The main purpose appears to be to play golf at his two courses – Trump International at Menie in Aberdeenshire and Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: 'Awkward' Keir Starmer tried to rekindle 'bromance' with Donald Trump during visit MORE: Noel and Liam Gallagher's brother Paul Gallagher, 59, charged with rape MORE: Back-to-school coats sorted – Regatta has kids covered (literally) with up to 50% off
USA Today
17 hours ago
- Politics
- USA Today
Here are 5 times Donald Trump has been accused of cheating at golf
Well, it's happened again: Donald Trump has been accused of cheating at golf. There's a clip that's gone viral showing the United States president driving up in a golf cart while a caddie appears to drop a ball in front of a sand trap. We don't know anything about what's going on in the video, but it would be far from the first time that Trump was accused of cheating at the game of golf. We'll sum up a few times that accusations have flown from some famous names and celebrities. Here's a little bit of history as the video continues to get shared everywhere: Oscar De La Hoya This is way back from 2016, and here's the quote to the Associated Press: "Donald, what he does is he tees off first so we go off to our balls and what do we see but Donald Trump right in the middle of the fairway," De La Hoya said. "He said, 'Hey look, I found my first ball.'" On the next hole, a par-3, De La Hoya said Trump hit into some bushes and again went ahead of the other players in his cart. When the rest of the group got to the green, he said Trump's ball was 3 feet from the hole. "And by the way I'm picking it up," De La Hoya quoted Trump as saying. "It's a gimme." Various golfers Former Sports Illustrated scribe Rick Reilly wrote a book called Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump that has anecdotes like these (via 'I played with him once,' says Bryan Marsal, longtime Winged Foot member and chair of the coming 2020 Men's U.S. Open. 'It was a Saturday morning game. We go to the first tee and he couldn't have been nicer. But then he said, 'You see those two guys? They cheat. See me? I cheat. And I expect you to cheat because we're going to beat those two guys today.'… So, yes, it's true, he's going to cheat you. But I think Donald, in his heart of hearts, believes that you're gonna cheat him, too. So if it's the same, if everybody's cheating, he doesn't see it as really cheating.' Samuel L. Jackson The actor said this in 2016, via Page Six: Asked who the better golfer was, Jackson said with a smile, 'Oh, I am, for sure. I don't cheat.' Alice Cooper In 2012, the rock legend had this to say via News 12: In a 2012 interview with Q magazine, Cooper mentioned Trump's golf rule bending ways. "The worst celebrity golf cheat? I wish I could tell you that. It would be a shocker. I played golf with Donald Trump one time. That's all I'm going to say," he told the magazine.
USA Today
20 hours ago
- Politics
- USA Today
Viral video showing Trump in Scotland leads to golf cheating accusations
Longstanding accusations of President Donald Trump cheating at golf have resurfaced after a video of him in Scotland over the weekend went viral. Trump golfed with his son Eric Trump and others at the Trump Turnberry resort, according to a pool report. Video footage of Trump on a golf course posted on X July 27 by left-leaning account PatriotTakes has gone viral on social media, with people claiming it shows Trump cheating at golf. (Trump posted his own sizzle reel of his golf swings on his social media platform Truth Social earlier in the weekend.) In the video, Trump pulls his golf cart to a stop in the rough before of a sand trap. His caddie, walking ahead of him, appears to drop a golf ball in the grass beside him. Trump approaches the ball, but the video cuts off before Trump hits it. USA TODAY could not immediately verify the time or origin of the video and there is no context or video showing where Trump actually hit his previous shot. The post by PatriotTakes has garnered 4.5 million views on X as of July 28 midday. Trump has long boasted of his golf game and claimed victory in several golf tournaments against seemingly impossible odds. This video is not the first time he has been accused of outright cheating in the sport. More: Trump celebrates golf tournament win and Chelsea FIFA Club World Cup win on same day Trump has been accused of cheating in the past This is not the first time the president has been accused of cheating at golf. In fact, sportswriter Rick Reilly wrote a whole book about it in 2019: "Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump." "Trump doesn't just cheat at golf," Reilly wrote. "He throws it, boots it, and moves it. He lies about his lies. He fudges and foozles and fluffs. At Winged Foot, where Trump is a member, the caddies got so used to seeing him kick his ball back onto the fairway they came up with a nickname for him: 'Pele.'' Another Winged Foot member who played with Trump said that Trump would cheat because he thought he was being cheated by other players, too, according to an excerpt from the book as reported by For the Win. Trump often boasts about his golf tournament victories, even when his win seems impossible. He once said he won a club championship when he didn't play the first round. In another instance, he said he won an event with a score lower than many LIV golf pros. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the video. Why did Donald Trump travel to Scotland? Trump discussed trade with EU and UK leaders on his trip to Scotland as the Aug. 1 deadline approaches for reciprocal tariffs, which were delayed for the second time in early July. On July 27, Trump announced the U.S. had reached a trade deal with the European Union: most goods would be tariffed at 15%, lower than the 30% Trump had previously threatened but higher than the 10% Europeans had hoped for. The Trump Organization also owns two golf courses in Scotland: Trump Turnberry and Trump International Scotland. The Trump International Scotland resort is poised to open a second golf course next month. The resort includes buildings bearing the name of Trump's mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, who emigrated from Scotland to New York in the 1930s. This trip precludes a more elaborate formal state visit in the fall. Contributing: Tom D'Angelo, Zac Anderson, Savannah Kuchar, Bart Jansen, Medora Lee, USA TODAY Network Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at kcrowley@ Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Caught Cheating at Golf in Embarrassing Video
Social media users are ridiculing President Donald Trump for appearing to cheat at golf during his trip to Scotland. Trump's ongoing trip—which will cost taxpayers nearly $10 million—includes visits to his two Trump resorts, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate a new 18-hole course at his resort in Aberdeenshire. Just as the trip shows Trump disregarding the line between presidential duties and both pleasure and self-promotion, footage from his trip appears to show Trump flouting the rule that golfers 'play it where it lies,' according to critics online. In the video, as the president slows to a stop in a golf cart, two caddies walk out in front of him, one of them discreetly tossing a ball behind him for Trump to play. Many critics seized on the clip as evidence of Trump's lack of integrity, on and off the golf course. Among them was sportswriter Rick Reilly, whose 2019 book Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump is an indictment of Trump's golf game. 'Well I'm just personally very disappointed in him,' Reilly wrote on X in response to the video, adding, in another post, 'His caddies also tee him up in the rough, toss his ball out of bunkers, and roll back six footers to him. How else is a 79-y-o fat guy supposed to win championships?' Meanwhile, conservative users on X over the weekend heaped praise on Trump's golf swing.
Economic Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Video shows Trump caught cheating at golf course, internet says 'Him and Kim Jong Un would be insane scramble partners'
Reuters Social media users soon got hold of the video that appeared to show the US President cheating in the sport he claims to love During his trip to Europe, US President Donald Trump decided to visit some of his golf courses and play a few rounds of the sport he loves the most. Trump's love for golf is no secret. But a camera captured a moment where one of the caddies in Trump's party decided to help him out more than what is allowed. A video filmed from inside a nearby building captured the moment Trump arrived at Turnberry, pulling up in a golf cart just left of the fairway—facing a bunker ahead and a patch of light fescue to his left. ALSO READ: 'Made me a meme': Ex-Astronomer CEO Andy Byron to sue Coldplay over viral kiss cam controversy. Chris Martin reacts As two caddies passed by, one paused, bent slightly, and discreetly dropped a ball in front of the president. Moments later, Trump stepped out of the cart, club in hand, and walked toward the ball as if preparing to take a shot. The footage cuts off just before he swings. — hissgoescobra (@hissgoescobra) Social media users soon got hold of the video that appeared to show the US President cheating in the sport he claims to love. This is the latest in a long line of cheating accusations against the 79-year-old on the golf course. The clip went viral on social media, with multiple commenters calling out the 79-year-old for 'cheating'. "Who needs a foot wedge when you have a personal ball dropper???" wrote one commenter on X, formerly Twitter. Another account posted, "Him and Kim Jong Un would be INSANE scramble partners". ALSO READ: Julian Brown missing: Atlanta inventor posts disturbing social media post before his 'disappearance'. Who is he? One account which appears to belong to a PGA professional commented, "Such a perfect metaphor for our Commander-in-Cheat." " like I need these fellas as Caddies with the way I hit it anymore," another post Trump did indeed hit that ball, it's not the first time that he's been accused of 'cheating' in the reportedly played 18 holes with his son Eric and US Ambassador Warren Stephens at Turnberry during the trip that included trade talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. During the President's first term in office back in 2019, a book named 'Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump,' was published by author Rick Reilly. ALSO READ: New Covid variant symptoms seen in US amid surge in summer wave: Check symptoms and states at the highest risk In the book, Reilly dissects Trump's relationship with golf, accusing the President of cheating."To say 'Donald Trump cheats' is like saying 'Michael Phelps swims,'" Reilly wrote. "He cheats at the highest level. He cheats when people are watching, and he cheats when they aren't."He cheats whether you like it or not. He cheats because that's how he plays golf... if you're playing golf with him, he's going to cheat."Earlier this year, film star Samuel L. Jackson accused him of cheating when the pair played a round together. Asked who the better golfer was, the Pulp Fiction actor said: 'Oh, I am, for sure. I don't cheat.' ALSO READ: Largest great white shark ever captured in Florida leaves scientists stunned. It measures 13.8 feet and weighs 1,653 pounds Taking to social media to reply to Jackson, Trump responded by saying he had never played with him on a course. Jackson's opinion is one echoed by fellow actor Anthony Anderson, as he accused Trump of cheating back in 2016. During an appearance on the Late Night With Seth Meyers that year, Anderson said: 'Trump is a great golfer. I'm not going to say Trump cheats. His caddy cheats for him.'Asked on whether he saw Trump cheat with his own eyes, Anderson replied: 'Oh yes, several times. Several times'.
