Donald Trump caught cheating at golf in Scotland – and not for the first time
Donald Trump’s golf trip to Scotland over the weekend has faced severe backlash, and now footage has emerged of the U.S. President cheating on the golf course.
There has been widespread protest against Trump’s presence in Aberdeenshire and the subsequent cost of the mass-scale security operation.
Now, protesters have something to laugh about, or perhaps be angered by, after viral video footage has spread of the President’s caddy dropping him a new golf ball at Turnberry.
And this isn’t the first indication that Trump has cheated while on the golf course, raising the question – if you’re going to bring such fuss and cost to a small nation, surely you at least play their heralded sport with due integrity?
The likely partially public-funded security entourage has been reported as the most costly in Scotland since the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, with 5,000 officers, the military present and dozens of private vehicles for Trump.
The official reason for the President’s ‘unofficial’ visit was to open his new MacLeod Course at Trump International Golf Links, named after his mother and his latest links course in the United Kingdom.
Donald Trump was caught cheating on his Scotland visit
Trump is well known for his love of golf, the Scottish history and heritage of the game. But it’s fair to say the President added fuel to his critics’ fire with clear cheating as his caddy in Scotland tried to secretly drop him a ball after he, presumably, lost his last one.
The viral video footage backs up the recurring suggestion that Trump lacks integrity on the course, with many claiming his Championship wins and a self-proclaimed 2.8 handicap to be completely farcical.
And footage from his weekend round will only cause questions over his stellar golfing record to grow…
While we can’t be certain Trump cheated, the evidence looks rather stark and follows a long trend of videos highlighting the most powerful man in the world bending the traditional rules of golf in ways that he sees fit.
Unfortunately, the video footage of Trump’s lapses of golfing integrity spans further than his trip to Scotland over the weekend, with this incident the latest of a series of similar events.
The President gives his putt a helping hand
We all know that feeling of frustration when leaving a makeable putt agonisingly short of the pin, and in moments like this, you stop, take a breath, knock it in and move swiftly onto the next hole.
Footage emerged a few years ago of Trump appearing to guide a putt in with a single hand and then use his leading hand to guide the ball into the cup.
Messing around on the green can often happen when the scorecard balloons or Mother Golf just has her say, but the cameras are always on the President – maybe this wasn’t his smartest move…
A swing and a miss – and in the pocket
The U.S. President has long been an admirer of the breakaway LIV Golf Tour, with LIV Miami held annually at one of his many golf courses globally – Trump National Doral.
He’s also followed the LIV Tour regularly, travelling to a range of their new events and even trying his hand on the LIV-branded courses and Pro-Ams.
While Trump has celebrated the new LIV venues, another controversial moment occurred at a tee box when the President stepped up for a booming drive and did what most amateur golfers have embarrassingly experienced, a big old swing and a miss.
Except, the President didn’t have the customary chuckle and respectful second attempt, he slyly picked up his tee and golf ball and walked off as if no one had noticed, rather than making amends for his failed tee shot with the world watching.
And the evidence is equally damning…
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