President Donald Trump on Sunday declared himself the winner of yet another golf tournament held at a facility he owns while also mocking the other participants.
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“I won with a score of 70, and am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, because I’m focused on many other things,” Trump boasted on his Truth Social website. “It’s called TALENT, and I have it, and they don’t!”
Critics were quick to point out it might be more than “TALENT” at work. Trump has been dogged by allegations of cheating at golf for decades, with many of the accusations coming from those who’ve played with him. Those allegations include a viral video last year that showed what some observers said looked a lot like cheating.
Trump also has a history of winning at courses he owns, and rarely plays elsewhere. When he does, the results look more like they did at a 2006 celebrity tournament in Tahoe, where Trump finished in 62nd place out of 80 people.
Even the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a longtime ally and frequent golf partner before his death last month, seemed to admit when speaking under oath in a 2022 deposition that Trump cheats at golf.
“Some people say you may outdrive him, but you’re not going to outdrive his caddy,” Graham said. “It is what it is.”
That was likely a reference to a tactic others have accused Trump of using: he has a much faster golf cart than everyone else.
Sports writer Rick Reilly, who authored an entire book on how the president cheats, said Trump then moves his ball to better spots and kicks his opponents’ balls into the bunker.
“One time in L.A., he was playing $50 a hole with these three guys, he hits it in the pond. They see the splash,” Reilly said in 2024. “By the time they get there, it’s in the middle of the fairway, and they’re like, ‘What the F, Donald?’ And he goes, ‘It must’ve been the tide.’”
Reilly told The Associated Press in 2019 that there were “dozens and dozens of people” who could verify that Trump cheats.
Critics put the president on blast over his latest boast:
“It’s called TALENT, and I have it, and they don’t!”
No previous president in history has ever spoken like this. If someone in your social circle spoke like this, you would distance yourself from them.
Over 70 million people voted for this guy.
I will never ever get over that. https://t.co/aOIzMV0Ew9— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 2, 2026
He could have a football field filled with stupid trophies and it wouldn’t be enough. We all know he cheats at golf. https://t.co/8X0WchWoZQ
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— Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) August 2, 2026
I’M NOT INSECURE pic.twitter.com/oIcM3fYe4H
— Chris Meloni (@Chris_Meloni) August 2, 2026
It’s nice they keep pretending to let him win so he feels like a big boy. https://t.co/Cir0tiAPrn
— Jamie Bonkiewicz (@JamieBonkiewicz) August 2, 2026
In every way, he is the model of what I am teaching my son not to be: vile, small, cruel, ignorant, petty, corrupt. And he models it daily. Today’s example: pic.twitter.com/6P2UJOje6Y
— James Moore (@honjamesmoore) August 2, 2026
So weird that he only wins at his own courses https://t.co/kap54Ghhnf
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 2, 2026
There’s a reason Trump never plays golf at anyone else’s club. He would lose. https://t.co/lAyd0YebFV
— ⚖️🪴🇺🇦🌈 (@rogertansey) August 2, 2026
What a baby https://t.co/esgAqmZGPA
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@AdamKinzinger) August 2, 2026
Every time I think he can’t get more pathetic, he manages to prove me wrong. https://t.co/3MqevyUDHi
— Jennifer Erin Valent 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@JenniferEValent) August 2, 2026
The planet is on fire. There’s a war going on. We can’t afford gas, groceries, or healthcare.
And Trump is laser-focused on…rigging golf championships for himself and bragging about it. https://t.co/Uveq6wOPcP
— Andrew—#IAmTheResistance (@AmoneyResists) August 2, 2026
imagine being the President of America and posting on social media that he cheated to win a fucking golf tourney, while the country is at a war that we are losing https://t.co/mvVWeCIMFI
— Chili Dog (@RobertJMolnar) August 2, 2026
Congratulations to all the MAGA supporters. Another day of Trump humiliating himself and you by extension. https://t.co/WaoAzIFOCi
— Turnbull (@cturnbull1968) August 2, 2026
https://t.co/pf0gK27cwe pic.twitter.com/oyIop8Hm4x
— Fred Tee 🇺🇲 (@TencicFred) August 2, 2026
For all the titles he’s “won,” have you noticed that he’s never played a public event where you:
– don’t pick your playing partner
– don’t keep your own score (your playing partner does)
– get DQ’d for lying on your card https://t.co/8NNuRPmpQ1— Bob in Houston – Be the Light! #ClearTheList2026 (@RobHTX78) August 2, 2026
One of the things Trump benefits from the most in the media is their willingness to look the other way at shit like this b/c if a Democrat, DURING A WAR, took the day off to play in a golf tournament, much less brag about winning it, the outrage would be visible from outer space. https://t.co/SUu71JH9yU
— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) August 2, 2026
“I’m going to be working for you,” he told a campaign rally crowd in August 2016. “I’m not going to have time to play golf.” https://t.co/tmBZPOdCPv
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— Brian P. McKeon (@bpmckeon64) August 2, 2026
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