{"id":844591,"date":"2026-08-03T15:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/844591\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:12:20","slug":"trump-criticised-for-taking-day-off-to-play-golf-tournament-then-bragging-about-his-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/844591\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump criticised for taking day off to play golf tournament \u2013 then bragging about his ‘talent’"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Donald Trump<\/a> has sparked controversy after competing in a golf<\/a> tournament and bragging about his \u201ctalents\u201d \u2013 all while the country is at war<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a post on his Truth Social platform, president Trump shared a video of the \u201cwinning\u201d shot and announced that he had won the a club competition trophy at his own golf club in New Jersey in the Super Senior and Senior categories.<\/p>\n

The event took place at the Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey, and is the same trophy the president won last year. This time, Trump put his victory down to the \u201ctalent\u201d he claims he has and his competitors don\u2019t. He also praised his own golf abilities despite being \u201cgiven very little time to practice\u201d \u201cunlike the rest of the field\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a score of 70, and am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I\u2019m given very little time to practice, because I\u2019m focused on many other things. It\u2019s called TALENT, and I have it, and they don\u2019t! President DONALD J. TRUMP,\u201d Trump wrote in a post.<\/p>\n

For many, it wasn\u2019t the shameless brag that was the worst part about it \u2013 it was the idea he took a day off to compete in a golf tournament while his service members are fighting in a war that he started and can\u2019t appear to end.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things Trump benefits from the most in the media is their willingness to look the other way at shit like this b\/c if a Democrat, DURING A WAR, took the day off to play in a golf tournament, much less brag about winning it, the outrage would be visible from outer space,\u201d someone argued.<\/p>\n

Another wrote: \u201cThe planet is on fire. There\u2019s a war going on. We can\u2019t afford gas, groceries, or healthcare. And Trump is laser-focused on\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Someone else asked: \u201cIs this laser focused on affordability?\u201d<\/p>\n

In spite of his claim that he has \u201cvery little\u201d practice time, according to the tracker website \u201cDid Trump Golf Today<\/a>?\u201d, the president has played golf 125 days out of his 56 days in office \u2013 22.3 per cent of his time. It is estimated this has cost the taxpayer $175,000,000.<\/p>\n

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