Overview
- President Donald Trump told a Dublin audience on Saturday that he “can’t cheat” at golf because roughly 250 Secret Service agents follow him on the course.
- During the same visit he posted a Truth Social video praising his swing and spoke to business leaders about attending the Irish Open at his family’s Doonbeg golf resort.
- Trump joked that agents “don’t give a damn about you” and called bystanders “collateral damage” when recounting a golf anecdote, remarks that drew laughter and new media attention.
- The comments revive a long‑running narrative of on‑course rule‑bending documented by sportswriter Rick Reilly in 2019 while also echoing Trump’s past denials of cheating.
- Reporters note the timing and optics of the remarks because they link his overseas self‑promotion to how heightened security after a 2024 assassination attempt shapes his public behavior.