Social media erupted after a widely circulated video showed Donald Trump allegedly cheating during a golf game. The footage depicts the former U.S. president approaching his ball in a golf cart while a caddie walks ahead and drops a ball behind him. Critics seized on the clip as evidence of Trump’s “dishonesty,” while supporters praised his “impeccable swing.”
Among the detractors, sports journalist Rick Reilly—author of the 2019 book *Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump*, which scrutinizes Trump’s golf ethics—publicly condemned the incident. “Personally, I’m very disappointed in him,” Reilly posted on X. “His caddies toss him balls from two meters away. Otherwise, how could a 79-year-old fat man win championships?”