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Trump claims victory at Bedminster golf tournament

sportsAug 2, 202623186

President Donald Trump posted that he won the Bedminster Club Championship with a final-round score of 70, two under par, at the New Jersey golf club he owns. In the Truth Social post accompanying a video he thanked participants and wrote that he won with a score of 70, complaining he has little time to practice because he is focused on other things and adding, "It's called TALENT, and I have it, and they don't!" The article notes Trump, 80, also claimed to have won the Men's Senior Club Championship in 2025 at the same course. Critics mocked the post; Norm Wilner called Trump a "bottomless pit of need," Mehdi Hasan said no previous president has spoken like this, and Jennifer Erin Valent called the display pathetic. Former national security official Brian McKeon pointed to Trump's 2016 campaign remark that he would not have time to play golf, highlighting the contrast with Trump's current play. The coverage centers on the mismatch between Trump declaring the win at his own club and public reaction from named commentators and former officials.

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