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imanamerican63

(15,175 posts)
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:22 AM Wednesday

Just saw the video of Trump swinging his golf club at the ball off the tee....

and he missed, either by whiffing or on purpose? Then he calmly bent over and picked up the tee with the ball still on the tee!

What was that? How does he win so many championships?

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Just saw the video of Trump swinging his golf club at the ball off the tee.... (Original Post) imanamerican63 Wednesday OP
Because he is Goldfinger johnnyfins Wednesday #1
I Saw That Too Coolgoober Wednesday #2
trump's cheating at golf is well documented. Trump is the Commander in Cheat LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #3
It's Fake Wiz Imp Wednesday #4
Fake Footage, As Already Stated ProfessorGAC Wednesday #5

Coolgoober

(123 posts)
2. I Saw That Too
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:36 AM
Wednesday

But then was shown in super slow motion. It was believed to be AI or someone with really good photo(video) shop skills.

LetMyPeopleVote

(165,576 posts)
3. trump's cheating at golf is well documented. Trump is the Commander in Cheat
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:52 AM
Wednesday


“Trump is the worst cheat EVER, and he doesn't care,” writes author Rick Reilly, as he describes the man he's known for 30 years! “Kicking your ball so often the caddies call you Pelé?” ⚽️🤣
“Golf is an honest game, but he leaves a big ugly orange stain on it! ”

Too harsh? 🤔




Wiz Imp

(5,669 posts)
4. It's Fake
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 12:15 PM
Wednesday
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-golf-miss-swing-video/

Claim: A video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump swinging a golf club, missing the ball and then picking up the ball off the tee.

Rating: Fake

However, the video showing Trump missing the golf drive with his club and then picking the ball up off of the tee was not genuine. The clip featured a watermark for the X user @Tarquin_Helmet, who indicated in several replies he doctored the clip with video-editing software. The user's X bio identifies them as an "English graphic satirist."

An examination of the end of the altered video shows Trump's hand partially disappear when supposedly picking up the ball off of the tee. That moment served as one sign of the clip's fakery.

Washington, D.C., news station WUSA published the original video, which did not show Trump swinging and missing the ball, on May 25, 2023. The clip confirmed the month and year, as well as the location, of the recording as the site of a LIV Golf event at Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C. in Virginia. The event occurred from May 26 to 28. The video shows Trump taking practice swings, successfully hitting the ball off of the tee and then gathering the tee.



ProfessorGAC

(73,366 posts)
5. Fake Footage, As Already Stated
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 12:31 PM
Wednesday

But, he is not a good golfer & doesn't legitimately win any events.
He us the worst type of golf cheat. He's a stroke shaver.
Example: hits drive; pulls second shot into water: drops at most convenient spot, ignore the penalty shot; chip to 25'; misses putt but says "close enough". Says he made a 4, really made a 6.
Do that 8 times in a round and a 90 becomes a 74. He couldn't shoot 74 on a par 3 course.

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