Former President Donald Trump fired off a statement on Saturday decrying that The Open Championship is not being played at his golf course in Scotland and blasting the “fake news media” for making “a wonderful person named Donald Trump” look “controversial.”
“I have spent some time watching The Open Championship (formerly known as The British Open), and it is terrific! But as almost all of the great players, sportscasters, and golf aficionados know, the greatest site and course of all for The Open is Turnberry, in Scotland,” Trump said on Saturday.
“It is truly a magical place, the players want to be there, and at some point in time the players will be there. But this course was not chosen for The Open because they consider a wonderful person, and many-time Club Champion, named Donald J. Trump, to be too controversial — this is, of course, a false reputation caused mainly by the Fake News Media,” he added.
The 2021 Open Championship began on July 14 and is being played at Royal St. George’s Golf Club.
“It is a shame that the phenomenal Turnberry Golf links, the best in the World, sits empty during Open Championships, while far lesser courses are on display. Oh well, life proceeds forward! Someday The Open will be back at Turnberry,” Trump complained.
Many businesses disassociated themselves from Trump after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, with social media companies taking down his profiles and businesses dropping their partnerships with the Trump Organization.
Trump’s statement was shared by his spokesperson Liz Harrington. Naturally, Twitter users had a field day with it.
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"I have spent some time watching The Open Championship (formerly known as The British Open), and it is terrific! But as almost all of the great players, sportscasters, and golf aficionados know, the greatest site and course of all for The Open is Turnberry, in Scotland." pic.twitter.com/YizHl97Bgn
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) July 17, 2021
Is this what you thought you'd be doing with your life, Liz? Posting rambling nonsense about golf courses from a disgraced insurrectionist?
— Aldous J Pennyfarthing "Pedal or Perish" (@AJPennyfarthing) July 17, 2021
This is top ten in the funniest tweet/press releases of all time
— Bob Knee (@BobKnee95) July 17, 2021
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Whine whine whine misspellings Victimhood errors lies more whining exclamation point— 𝙹𝚊𝚢𝚗𝚒𝚎’𝚜 𝙶𝚘𝚝 𝚊 𝙱𝚞𝚗 (@FreeGirlNowNYC) July 17, 2021
It’s hard to understand why you feel the need to share this. Guess you’re not capable of embarrassment.
Meanwhile, in the real world, this is the Scots’ response. pic.twitter.com/cQ1l8RbsZA— Michelle Moustakas (@MichelleMousta1) July 17, 2021
“a wonderful person” lol pic.twitter.com/ko42fPWayf
— LibbyH (@LibertyHussein) July 17, 2021
Of course he wants it. He needs to make some money. There are some bills coming due.
— Troy Appel (@tdappel) July 17, 2021
