Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Donald Trump, reportedly suggested under oath that the former president occasionally cheats at golf. The revelation came during Graham's 2022 grand jury testimony in Georgia, part of the election interference case against Trump.
According to transcripts obtained by the New York Times, Graham indicated that Trump refuses to accept losing, whether in elections or on the golf course. When asked directly if Trump cheats at golf, Graham replied: “Some people say you may outdrive him, but you’re not going to outdrive his caddy. It is what it is.”
Allegations of Trump cheating at golf are not new. In 2016, actor Samuel L. Jackson accused him of cheating, and in 2018, LPGA player Suzann Pettersen reportedly said Trump “cheats like hell,” though she later denied the comment. The issue was also the subject of Rick Reilly’s book, Commander in Cheat, which described caddies at Winged Foot calling Trump “Pele” for kicking his ball back onto the fairway.
The testimony also revealed that Graham did not believe Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Graham told grand jurors that “if you told [Trump] martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.” In a statement, Graham called the Georgia case a “politically driven hit job” but maintained that Trump sincerely believed the election was stolen.
