Donald Trump is known for his love of golf and once allegedly made a questionable demand to an employee at one of his US clubs, while a brutal nickname for the US President has emerged
Rick Reilly claimed the US president made the demand to an employee at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump, US president and avid golfer, allegedly made a questionable request at one of his American golf clubs.
In his book, ‘Commander in Cheat’, a brutal nickname the author has given to Trump, sportswriter Rick Reilly claimed the US president made the demand to an employee at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Upon returning to the club after some time away, Trump apparently saw an employee updating a plaque with the senior club champion’s name and contested it.
According to a Telegraph report, he claimed another name should be atop the leaderboard for quite the questionable reason.
Trump allegedly provided a questionable reason for changing the name(Image: Getty Images)
Reilly noted: “Trump happened to walk into the Bedminster clubhouse just as a worker was putting up the name of the newly crowned senior club championship winner on a wooden plaque.
“Trump had been out of town and hadn’t played in the tournament, but when he saw the player’s name, he stopped the employee. ‘Hey, I beat that guy all the time [Trump said]. Put my name up there instead […] I would’ve beaten him.'”
Trump’s organization, Trump Golf, boasts a portfolio of golf courses worldwide, including spots in Dubai, the US, Ireland, and Scotland, amassing a total of 17 courses under Trump’s ownership.
It follows a Forbes report that detailed how the Bedminster golf club had been flagged for 18 health violations in its latest inspection, receiving a 32 out of 100 in May.
The publication states that this is the lowest in Somerset County, with the club required to hang its “conditionally satisfactory” C grade in a visible place.
Trump’s organisation, Trump Golf, owns an array of golf courses(Image: Getty Images)
David Schutzenhofer, Trump National Bedminster’s general manager, lashed out against the findings to the Mail, saying: “Never before have we witnessed such visceral hostility from the health department. This is clearly nothing more than a politically motivated attack.”
Schutzenhofer defended the venue staunchly, asserting: “We operate one of the most immaculate golf facilities in the country, and we take immense pride in our standards of cleanliness, safety, and hospitality.”
Meanwhile, when it comes to matters of state, the US President recently made headlines by instituting a travel ban affecting 12 nations and implementing partial restrictions on seven others. It marks the second time he’s imposed such a ban.
The 12 countries facing a full ban are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen; citizens from there are blocked from US entry save for certain exemptions, writes the BBC.
The seven nations impacted by partial restrictions are Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. This means that citizens from these places won’t be able to enter the US with some visas.
According to the White House, the “common sense restrictions” would “protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors”.
