While President Donald Trump was in Europe, the real-estate mogul took the opportunity to visit some of his golf courses and indulge in a few rounds of his favorite sport.
But a camera captured a moment where one of the caddies in Trump’s party decided to help him out more than what is allowed.
Footage from inside a building captured the scene as the US president drove up in a golf cart on the left side of the fairway at Turnberry, facing a bunker and some light fescue to his left.
As two caddies walked by, the camera captured one of them stopping, bending down slightly, and dropping a ball in front of the president.
Trump exited the golf cart with a club in hand and moved towards a ball that appeared to be lying there, seemingly preparing to make a shot. The video cuts off before he swings.
The clip went viral on social media, with multiple commenters calling out the 79-year-old for ‘cheating’.
Video of President Donald Trump receiving ‘help’ from a caddie on the course went viral
The camera caught a forecaddie dropping a ball in front of the president at Turnberry
Trump then got out of his golf cart and approached the ball with club in hand
‘Who needs a foot wedge when you have a personal ball dropper???’ wrote one commenter on X, formerly Twitter.
Another account posted, ‘Him and Kim Jong Un would be INSANE scramble partners’.
One account which appears to belong to a PGA professional commented, ‘Such a perfect metaphor for our Commander-in-Cheat.’
‘Wild…Looks like I need these fellas as Caddies with the way I hit it anymore,’ another post joked.
If Trump did indeed hit that ball, it’s not the first time that he’s been accused of ‘cheating’ in the past.
Earlier this year, film star Samuel L. Jackson accused him of cheating when the pair played a round together.
Asked who the better golfer was, the Pulp Fiction actor said: ‘Oh, I am, for sure. I don’t cheat.’
Taking to social media to reply to Jackson, Trump responded by saying he had never played with him on a course.
Trump was roasted on social media, with many accounts branding him a ‘cheater’
Jackson’s opinion is one echoed by fellow actor Anthony Anderson, as he accused Trump of cheating back in 2016.
During an appearance on the Late Night With Seth Meyers that year, Anderson said: ‘Trump is a great golfer. I’m not going to say Trump cheats. His caddy cheats for him.’
Asked on whether he saw Trump cheat with his own eyes, Anderson replied: ‘Oh yes, several times. Several times’.
He added: ‘I mis-hit a ball – it hooked a little left about 20 yards. Trump hit the exact same shot but went 20 yards further left than mine.
‘I could not find my ball in this trash. Trump’s ball had the fluffiest lie in the middle of the fairway.
‘Like I say, I didn’t see Trump cheat because he was on the tee-box with me, but his ball was right there in the middle of the fairway.’
They follow claims made by sports journalist Rick Reilly, who claimed in 2019 that Trump made second attempts at a shot for no good reason and took credit for other players’ shots.
Trump was accused of cheating by film star Samuel L. Jackson after playing a round together
Writing for the Sunday Times, he said caddies had given Trump the nickname ‘Pele’ because he would kick the ball so often to move it to a better position.
Describing his opponent’s style of play, he said: ‘To say Donald Trump cheats is like saying Michael Phelps swims.
‘Trump doesn’t just cheat at golf. He cheats like a three-card monte dealer. He throws it, boots it and moves it.
‘Whether you’re his pharmacist or Tiger Woods, if you’re playing golf with him, he’s going to cheat.’
