Donald Trump tells rally he ‘offered Joe Biden $1 million’ for a round of golf as he slams president for ‘backing out’
DONALD Trump told his supporters about a proposed bet he made with President Biden.
During his rally Saturday night, the former president said that he offered Biden one million dollars if he could break 100 in a game of golf.
The 8,000-person crowd at the rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, cheered as Trump described the challenge.
“I said I will take you to any course you want…I would give you $1 million if you could break 100 in a game of golf,” Trump proclaimed.
“He turned me down.”
Ever the one for competition, the real estate mogul alleged he even adjusted the offer.
“Then I said, I’ll give you ten strokes a side…I’ll give you one million dollars if you could beat me. He had no chance,” Trump said.
“They talk a good game, but it’s all talk.”
Trump’s alleged golf challenge to President Biden dates back to the first presidential debate between the two on June 27.
During the hectic debate, which served as a tipping point for the Democratic party to push for a new presidential candidate, the pair got off-topic as they began talking about their athletic abilities.
The now Internet viral debate began when the moderator asked Trump about his fitness, as he would be 82 years old by the time he finished serving his second term.
The golf enthusiast said he is in “very good shape” and boasted about recently winning two golf championships.
“To do that, you have to be quite smart, and you have to be able to hit the ball a long way,” Trump noted.
As Trump bragged about his golfing skills, Biden muttered “He can’t hit a ball 50 yards.”
That comment bled into an arguably far too long debate about who plays a better golf game.
“I got my handicap, when I was vice president, down to six,” Biden said.
“I’m happy to play golf if you carry your own bag,” the president continued.
“Think you can do it?”
Trump argued that Biden’s claim of having a six handicap was “the biggest lie of all time.”
“I’ve seen your swing. I know your swing,” Trump continued.
The heated golf debate died down as GOP’s presidential candidate said, “Let’s not act like children.”
Although a golf tournament doesn’t seem to be on the horizon for the politicians, the Associated Press reported that Biden’s last recorded handicap was 6.7 in July 2018. In contrast, Trump’s last recorded handicap was 2.5 in June 2021.