President Donald Trump embarked on a puzzling digression at the White House on Friday, declaring that a pro golfer in attendance is “somebody that saves lives.”
Trump spoke to reporters hours after he was disappointed to learn that he was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, the honor went to Venezuelan activist María Corina Machado, who reportedly received a congratulatory phone call from Trump. Allies of the president portrayed the decision as a snub of Trump, particularly after he announced the early phases of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas this week.
“So, the person who actually got the Nobel prize called today called me and said, ‘I’m accepting this in honor of you because you really deserved it,’” Trump said. “A very nice thing to do. I didn’t say, ‘Then give it to me,’ though. I could have. I think she might have. She was very nice. And I’ve been, you know, I’ve been helping her along the way. They need a lot of help in Venezuela. It’s a basic disaster.”
He added, “I’m happy because I saved millions of lives, many millions of lives.”
Trump has repeatedly – and dubiously – claimed he has ended at least seven wars since January.
Around this time, Trump apparently noticed PGA golfer Keegan Bradley on hand. Bradley was captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team that lost to the Europeans in last month’s contest:
And speaking of somebody that saves lives, don’t ever play golf with him because Keegan Bradley just walked in. One of the greatest golfers in the world, the captain of the Ryder Cup [team]. And man, I’ll tell you, you did a good job. You almost came back. I turned on, I said, you know, I sort of turned off. It wasn’t looking good. And then a little while later, I turned on. I said, you guys might make it. That would’ve been the miracle.
What a great job. He’s respected by those golfers like nobody. And I just want to compliment you, Keegan. Was an incredible job right here. We have a lot of unfriendly fake news media, but– and he’s not used to that. He’s used to getting only good publicity, I think. These are all golfers, but you’re some golfer, I’ll tell you that. And some leader.
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