Donald Trump\u2019s golf trip to Scotland over the weekend has faced severe backlash, and now footage has emerged of the U.S. President cheating on the golf course.<\/p>\n
There has been widespread protest against Trump\u2019s presence in Aberdeenshire and the subsequent cost of the mass-scale security operation.<\/p>\n
Now, protesters have something to laugh about, or perhaps be angered by, after viral video footage has spread of the President\u2019s caddy dropping him a new golf ball at Turnberry.<\/p>\n
And this isn\u2019t the first indication that Trump has cheated while on the golf course, raising the question \u2013 if you\u2019re going to bring such fuss and cost to a small nation, surely you at least play their heralded sport with due integrity?<\/p>\n
The likely partially public-funded security entourage has been reported as the most costly in Scotland since the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, with 5,000 officers, the military present and dozens of private vehicles for Trump.<\/p>\n
The official reason for the President\u2019s \u2018unofficial\u2019 visit was to open his new MacLeod Course at Trump International Golf Links, named after his mother and his latest links course in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump was caught cheating on his Scotland visit<\/p>\n
Trump is well known for his love of golf, the Scottish history and heritage of the game. But it\u2019s fair to say the President added fuel to his critics\u2019 fire with clear cheating as his caddy in Scotland tried to secretly drop him a ball after he, presumably, lost his last one.<\/p>\n
The viral video footage backs up the recurring suggestion that Trump lacks integrity on the course, with many claiming his Championship wins and a self-proclaimed 2.8 handicap to be completely farcical.<\/p>\n
And footage from his weekend round will only cause questions over his stellar golfing record to grow\u2026<\/p>\n
While we can\u2019t be certain Trump cheated, the evidence looks rather stark and follows a long trend of videos highlighting the most powerful man in the world bending the traditional rules of golf in ways that he sees fit.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the video footage of Trump\u2019s lapses of golfing integrity spans further than his trip to Scotland over the weekend, with this incident the latest of a series of similar events.<\/p>\n
The President gives his putt a helping hand<\/p>\n
We all know that feeling of frustration when leaving a makeable putt agonisingly short of the pin, and in moments like this, you stop, take a breath, knock it in and move swiftly onto the next hole.<\/p>\n
Footage emerged a few years ago of Trump appearing to guide a putt in with a single hand and then use his leading hand to guide the ball into the cup.<\/p>\n
Messing around on the green can often happen when the scorecard balloons or Mother Golf just has her say, but the cameras are always on the President \u2013 maybe this wasn\u2019t his smartest move\u2026<\/p>\n
A swing and a miss \u2013 and in the pocket<\/p>\n
The U.S. President has long been an admirer of the breakaway LIV Golf Tour, with LIV Miami held annually at one of his many golf courses globally \u2013 Trump National Doral.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s also followed the LIV Tour regularly, travelling to a range of their new events and even trying his hand on the LIV-branded courses and Pro-Ams.<\/p>\n
While Trump has celebrated the new LIV venues, another controversial moment occurred at a tee box when the President stepped up for a booming drive and did what most amateur golfers have embarrassingly experienced, a big old swing and a miss.<\/p>\n
Except, the President didn\u2019t have the customary chuckle and respectful second attempt, he slyly picked up his tee and golf ball and walked off as if no one had noticed, rather than making amends for his failed tee shot with the world watching.<\/p>\n
And the evidence is equally damning\u2026<\/p>\n