Donald Trump apparently now has a hype man for his sketchy golf claims.
Brian Jack a former Trump adviser whos running to represent a Georgia district in the House of Representatives, with Trumps blessing told a highly suspect anecdote about his onetime boss on the links.
Im not sure if I should say this, Jack told a Trump rally in Rome, Georgia, on Saturday. But just a few weeks ago, President Trump put to shame two professional golfers. I aint gonna mention their names, but just know he shot a 70 on 18 holes.
With no other information about the course, the pros Trump allegedly played against, or what concessions the former president might have received, well have to stop short of calling it a lie.
But Mediaite seemed to nail it in saying that Jacks claim about Trumps golf skills might be the most shameless yet .
One skeptic wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Jacks tale had the same vibes as a North Korean media report that the late Kim Jong Il made 11 holes-in-one during the first round of golf he ever played. (A more modest report said five holes-in-one.)
Someone else on X pointed to Commander in Cheat, Rick Reillys 2019 book devoted to Trumps golf antics. Trump allegedly pulled a fast one even when he played with Tiger Woods, according to Reilly .
Trump doesnt just cheat at golf. He cheats like a three-card Monte dealer, 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.
Trump even claimed to have won a golf tournament he didnt actually play in .
But Trumps love of the game is indisputable. As president, he played at least 289 times on his own properties alone. Taxpayers footed the $151.5 million travel and security bills, according to a HuffPost analysis in 2021.
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