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Trump claims victory at Bedminster golf tournament

sportsAug 2, 202634363

President Donald Trump said he won the Bedminster Club Championship, claiming a final-round score of 70, two under par, in a post that included the line, "It’s called TALENT, and I have it, and they don’t!" The tournament was hosted at the golf club he owns in New Jersey; Trump also said he previously won the Men's Senior Club Championship in 2025. Critics mocked the claim, with writer and podcaster Norm Wilner calling it "a bottomless pit of need," Mehdi Hasan saying no previous president has spoken like this, and author Jennifer Erin Valent calling the moment "pathetic." Former national security official Brian McKeon highlighted Trump's past campaign promise about having no time to play golf. The article records widespread derision of the brag and notes the repeated pattern of Trump declaring victories at events held on property he owns.

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