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USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
Trump family members who did (and didn't) attend Scotland golf courses in Turnberry, Aberdeen
At Trump Turnberry, allegations of him cheating surfaced after a video of his caddie appearing to drop a golf ball in the grass went viral. "Trump Scotland" is trending, for many reasons. President Donald Trump made a visit to his golf courses there part of his working trip. And he wasn't alone. Some members of his famous family lent their support. There's also a viral video, alleging he cheated at his golf game with an assist from his caddie. Recently, Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, unveiled an important pet project: Trump Scotland. More: Where did Trump's children go to college? See which schools they attended The company already owns a golf course there: Trump Turnberry. The new course, Trump International Scotland near Aberdeen, officially opens Aug. 13. Donald Trump and his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the family's newest 18-hole golf course, on Tuesday, July 29. 'It has been the honor of a lifetime to build a masterpiece, the New course (the Great North Sea Links) at Trump Aberdeen," Eric Trump said in an Instagram post, calling the course the "best 36 holes on Earth." Days earlier, Eric Trump golfed with his father at Trump Turnberry. A video of Donald Trump supposedly cheating at the Scotland golf course over the weekend went viral. On July 27, PatriotTakes posted a video on X in which the president pulls his golf cart to a stop in the rough before a sand trap. His caddie, walking ahead of him, appears to drop a golf ball in the grass beside him. What is Trump's presidential salary? How much do US presidents make an hour? We did the math for you 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 had 5 million views as of July 29. Donald Trump's visits to this golf courses with members of his family marks another appearance at a sports-related "event." While this was just the ribbon-cutting for the latest course in the Trump National Golf and Trump International Golf family, it was a significant public affair. Earlier this month, the president's appearance at the FIFA Club World Cup final was another major sporting event since his second term started. But not every member of the Trump family made it to the VIP box at FIFA Club World Cup, and not every member made it to Trump Turnberry in Scotland or the ribbon-cutting at Trump Aberdeen. Below is a list of Trump family members who did (and didn't) attend "Trump Scotland." Which Trump family members attended ribbon-cutting for new golf course in Scotland? Trump Scotland: Eric Trump calls Aberdeen, Scotland, golf course 'best 36 holes on Earth.' See Instagram photos Which Trump family members did not attend Trump Scotland golf course events? When was the last public appearance of the entire Trump family in 2025? Since President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2025, life for the commander-in-chief has been busy. From Jan. 20 to July 14, for example, Donald Trump visited his home state of Florida 12 times and his private club and primary residence, Mar-a-Lago, 10 times. The Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, is closed for the social season and reopens in October. In addition to his presidential duties, traveling and legislation, Trump has made time for significant events in sports including Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana; the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida; the NCAA wrestling championship finals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the 2025 LIV Golf Tournament at his golf club in Florida, UFC fights in Miami, Florida; FIFA Club World Cup in New York, New Jersey; and "Trump Scotland" events. Members of the Trump family have attended these events, but the entire Trump family clan has not been publicly seen together since the week of Inauguration Day festivities. That includes all five Trump children, Melania Trump and her father, Viktor Knavs. Contributing: Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY Network Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
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 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. In response to USA TODAY's inquiry about the video, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers pointed to the recent trade deal with the EU and the ceasefire in Thailand and Cambodia. "Instead of covering the news that matters to everyday Americans, the legacy media is peddling a false narrative about the President's legendary golf game," Rogers said in an emailed statement. 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. (This story has been updated with a response from the White House.) 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 @ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump cheating at golf? Video, accusations go viral on Scotland trip
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
This Clip Of Trump Playing Golf Over The Weekend Is Going Viral After People Spotted A Sketchy Move From His Caddie
President Donald Trump was accused of cheating during his golf round on Sunday by the gallery, otherwise known as the internet. The viral video shared by anti-right-wing site PatriotTakes shows the president's caddie casually dropping a ball away from higher grass near a bunker. That prompted observers to allege the once-dubbed 'commander in cheat' took liberties for an easier shot at Trump Turnberry in Scotland. @patriottakes / Via Twitter: @patriottakes Related: Among the possible violations for shady play that emerged: A caddie is not allowed to drop the ball after a player takes a drop for hitting a ball into an unplayable situation. And if this isn't a drop and merely a ploy to improve the position of a playable ball, Trump would be defying 'a central principle' of the game: 'play the ball as it lies.' Some made the fraud allegation harshly. 'This is our president…Trump cheats in literally fucking everything he does,' one person wrote on X. The clip doesn't show what ensued, but Trump carries baggage on the course (if not his clubs). Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump, author Rick Reilly said that Trump 'cheats like a mafia accountant.' As for the titles Trump has claimed to win, they're 'as fake as Velveeta cheese,' according to Reilly. Related: Reilly reacted to the clip with signature snark on X. 'Well I'm just personally very disappointed in him,' Reilly wrote. Sometimes, other people make unbelievable boasts about Trump, such as the time Kevin O'Leary claimed Trump, then 78, shot a 68. HuffPost has reached out to the White House for comment. Related: Here are other comments about Sunday's round that would probably tee off the president: @RichardAngwin / Via @BaylesLawGroup / Via @JohnCollins2x / Via @SisyphusUnleas / Via Related: @HalforNY__ / Via @DjOmegaMVP / Via @Rob__Friar / Via @harrismagnum4 / Via This article originally appeared on HuffPost. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
Buzz Feed
3 days ago
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
Video Shows Trump Possibly Cheating On Golf Course
President Donald Trump was accused of cheating during his golf round on Sunday by the gallery, otherwise known as the internet. The viral video shared by anti-right-wing site PatriotTakes shows the president's caddie casually dropping a ball away from higher grass near a bunker. That prompted observers to allege the once-dubbed 'commander in cheat' took liberties for an easier shot at Trump Turnberry in Scotland. Trump working hard to bring down grocery prices — PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) July 27, 2025 @patriottakes / Via Twitter: @patriottakes Among the possible violations for shady play that emerged: A caddie is not allowed to drop the ball after a player takes a drop for hitting a ball into an unplayable situation. And if this isn't a drop and merely a ploy to improve the position of a playable ball, Trump would be defying 'a central principle' of the game: ' play the ball as it lies.' The clip doesn't show what ensued, but Trump carries baggage on the course (if not his clubs). Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump, author Rick Reilly said that Trump ' cheats like a mafia accountant.' As for the titles Trump has claimed to win, they're 'as fake as Velveeta cheese,' according to Reilly. Sometimes, other people make unbelievable boasts about Trump, such as the time Kevin O'Leary claimed Trump, then 78, shot a 68. Here are other comments about Sunday's round that would probably tee off the president: Trump's 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. — Richard Angwin (@RichardAngwin) July 27, 2025 @RichardAngwin / Via This is how you win 30 club championships. — Seth Bayles (@BaylesLawGroup) July 27, 2025 @BaylesLawGroup / Via Anything worth winning is worth cheating for — John Collins 🇨🇦 (@JohnCollins2x) July 27, 2025 @JohnCollins2x / Via Undeniable proof that Trump cheats at golf. — Sisyphus Unleashed. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦👊🇺🇦 (@SisyphusUnleas) July 27, 2025 @SisyphusUnleas / Via Watch it carefully, the caddy drops the ball for him. Trump has to cheat at his own course. — Hal_For_NY__ (@HalforNY__) July 27, 2025 @HalforNY__ / Via Look at the guy dropping the ball. Is there anything he doesn't cheat in?? Lmao — Dj Omega Mvp (@DjOmegaMVP) July 27, 2025 @DjOmegaMVP / Via — Mike Hunt (@harrismagnum4) July 27, 2025 @harrismagnum4 / Via
USA Today
3 days 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 @
