Former President Trump claims to have competed towards golf legend Arnold Palmer at his personal recreation, however with a notable age benefit.
Trump defined throughout a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport within the golfer’s hometown of Latrobe, why his recreation was bodily superior to Palmer’s throughout a spherical 12 years in the past.
“I acquired to know him when he was 69 years outdated, and I performed just about with him, plenty of him,” stated Trump, 78, who was 17 years youthful than Palmer. “And as he acquired older — you recognize, whenever you become old, you begin to lose a factor referred to as distance, and I am a great golfer, not like that, however I am a great golfer.
“And I felt so good as a result of I used to be hitting it somewhat bit longer than Arnold, however he was, by this time, 75, 76, and I would hit it 4, 5 yards previous him.
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Former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, faucets the microphone because the audio goes out throughout a marketing campaign occasion Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Picture/Carlos Osorio)
“I stated ‘Arnold, let me ask you: Thirty years in the past, 40 years in the past, was I longer than you?’” Trump stated.
Trump’s feedback concerning the golf legend did not cease there. Trump additionally referred to the previous golfer’s manhood and the way different gamers reacted to Palmer within the bathe.
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“He was all man,” Trump stated of Palmer. “This man was so sturdy and hard, and I refused to say it, however when he took showers with the opposite professionals, they got here out of there; they stated, ‘Oh my God, that’s unbelievable.’ I needed to say it.
“I needed to inform you the bathe a part of it as a result of it is true.”
Palmer was born in Latrobe in 1929 and died within the neighboring metropolis of Pittsburgh in September 2016, only a month and a half earlier than Trump’s presidential election win. Pennsylvania was a key swing state in Trump’s victory.
Arnold Palmer’s inexperienced jacket portrait at a Sixties Masters Match at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership in Augusta, Ga. (Augusta Nationwide/Getty Photographs)
Palmer was nicknamed “The King” of golf and is credited as one of many sport’s most influential figures.
Throughout Saturday’s rally, Trump recalled tales of Palmer’s wealth as a fellow enterprise mogul.
“Arnold was a really wealthy man,” Trump stated after recounting tales about how the previous golfer helped finance numerous companies.
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Trump’s occasion additionally featured former Steelers stars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell.
Brown delivered a speech on behalf of Trump and mocked Trump’s opponents, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
“Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, did you actually know they need to put tampons within the boys’ rest room?” Brown requested the gang. “That is actually insane, proper?”
A brand new Fox Information survey of Pennsylvania voters has Harris narrowly forward of Trump by two factors (50-48%) amongst registered voters, and the race is tied at 49% every amongst doubtless voters.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell go away the stage after Brown spoke in assist of former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, at a marketing campaign rally Oct. 19, 2024, in Latrobe, Pa. (Win McNamee/Getty Photographs)
The July survey, carried out shortly after President Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris, however earlier than she was named the nominee, was deadlocked at 49%. However even in March, when Biden was the presumed nominee, the competition was near even.
Since July, Harris has widened her lead amongst ladies (by 9 factors), non-White voters (plus-eight) and voters beneath age 30 (plus-17). Her assist has held regular amongst school graduates and concrete voters. Ninety-two % of Harris supporters are sure of their vote versus 86% of Trump supporters.
Trump’s most loyal teams embody males, Whites and not using a school diploma, independents and rural voters. He has almost doubled his lead amongst males and the small group of independents since July.
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