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Published At: 2025-08-25 16:35:03 (Implied recent outing)
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MLB legend Roger Clemens was recently defended by Donald Trump - but that didn't stop the former Yankees pitcher from posting a golf scorecard which showed the president finishing last in a recent outing.In a fiery Truth Social rant, Trump demanded that Clemens - who has long been accused of steroid use - be inducted into the Baseball of Hall of Fame.
Clemens has denied the allegations of steroid use.And on Sunday, Clemens posted a scorecard from a round of golf with the Commander-in-Chief - who finished last among a group of four.Clemens and Trump played at the latter's Trump National Golf Club in Virginia with the baseball star's son, Kacy, and the club's director of golf, John O'Leary, per the Daily Beast.
And while Trump shot a respectable 77, he still finished behind the other three players in his group.Kacy, 31, shot a 69, O'Leary wasn't far behind with a 71 and Clemens finished one stroke ahead of Trump with a 76. Roger Clemens posted a scorecard from his outing with Donald Trump - showing that the president finished last in their groupTrump has insisted that Roger Clemens should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of FameTrump has been frequently accused of cheating and liberally interpreting the rules on the golf course, which Clemens appeared to reference as he captioned the post on Instagram.'
For everyone asking about the scorecard! Mr. President didn't miss a fairway!!,' he said.Rick Reilly's book, 'Commander in Cheat', published in 2019, examines the president's apparent penchant for cheating in golf.'Trump doesn't just cheat at golf,' Reilly wrote in an excerpt published by Golf.com. 'He cheats like a three-card Monte dealer.
He throws it, boots it, and moves it. 'He lies about his lies. He fudges and foozles and fluffs. At Winged Foot, where Trump is a member, the caddies got so used to seeing him kick his ball back onto the fairway they came up with a nickname for him: 'Pele.'Earlier this year, film star Samuel L. Jackson also accused him of cheating when the pair played a round together.
Trump was also accused of cheating on at least two occasions as video emerged from his outing at his Turnberry course last month.Nonetheless, Trump has bragged about winning several tournaments this year, with the White House posting his apparent winning scorecard from the men's senior championship at his Bedminster club.
Trump's outing with Clemens came as he criticized the 'stupidity' of the former ace not being in the Hall of Fame.The former Red Sox and Yankees star was an 11-time All-Star, but was named in the 2007 Mitchell Report on steroids in baseball.Clemens has denied using steroids, though he remains out of the Hall of Fame to this day.
And following their round of golf, Trump, pleaded Clemens's case, as he likened the pitcher's Hall of Fame exile to that of late MLB legend Pete Rose, who was posthumously reinstated by MLB this year. Trump's liberal interpretation of golf rules has been well-documented over the years Clemens remains out of the Hall of Fame due to alleged steroid use.
He denies the allegations.'Roger Clemens was easily one of the few Greatest Pitchers of All Time, winning 354 Games, the Cy Young Award seven times (A Record, by a lot!), and played in six World Series, winning two!' Trump began. 'He was second to Nolan Ryan in most strike-outs, and he should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, NOW!
'People think he took drugs, but nothing was proven. He never tested positive, and Roger, from the very beginning, totally denies it. He was just as great before those erroneous charges were leveled at him. That rumor has gone on for years, and there has been no evidence whatsoever that he was a 'druggie.'
'This is going to be like Pete Rose where, after over 4,000 Hits, they wouldn't put him in the Hall of Fame until I spoke to the Commissioner, and he promised to do so, but it was essentially a promise not kept because he only 'opened it up' when Pete died and, even then, he said that Pete Rose only got into the mix because of DEATH.
'We are not going to let that happen in the case of Roger Clemens. 354 Wins — Put him in NOW. He and his great family should not be forced to endure this 'stupidity' any longer!'
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Published At: 2025-08-25 16:35:03 (Implied recent outing)
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MLB legend Roger Clemens was recently defended by Donald Trump - but that didn't stop the former Yankees pitcher from posting a golf scorecard which showed the president finishing last in a recent outing.In a fiery Truth Social rant, Trump demanded that Clemens - who has long been accused of steroid use - be inducted into the Baseball of Hall of Fame.
Clemens has denied the allegations of steroid use.And on Sunday, Clemens posted a scorecard from a round of golf with the Commander-in-Chief - who finished last among a group of four.Clemens and Trump played at the latter's Trump National Golf Club in Virginia with the baseball star's son, Kacy, and the club's director of golf, John O'Leary, per the Daily Beast.
And while Trump shot a respectable 77, he still finished behind the other three players in his group.Kacy, 31, shot a 69, O'Leary wasn't far behind with a 71 and Clemens finished one stroke ahead of Trump with a 76. Roger Clemens posted a scorecard from his outing with Donald Trump - showing that the president finished last in their groupTrump has insisted that Roger Clemens should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of FameTrump has been frequently accused of cheating and liberally interpreting the rules on the golf course, which Clemens appeared to reference as he captioned the post on Instagram.'
For everyone asking about the scorecard! Mr. President didn't miss a fairway!!,' he said.Rick Reilly's book, 'Commander in Cheat', published in 2019, examines the president's apparent penchant for cheating in golf.'Trump doesn't just cheat at golf,' Reilly wrote in an excerpt published by Golf.com. 'He cheats like a three-card Monte dealer.
He throws it, boots it, and moves it. 'He lies about his lies. He fudges and foozles and fluffs. At Winged Foot, where Trump is a member, the caddies got so used to seeing him kick his ball back onto the fairway they came up with a nickname for him: 'Pele.'Earlier this year, film star Samuel L. Jackson also accused him of cheating when the pair played a round together.
Trump was also accused of cheating on at least two occasions as video emerged from his outing at his Turnberry course last month.Nonetheless, Trump has bragged about winning several tournaments this year, with the White House posting his apparent winning scorecard from the men's senior championship at his Bedminster club.
Trump's outing with Clemens came as he criticized the 'stupidity' of the former ace not being in the Hall of Fame.The former Red Sox and Yankees star was an 11-time All-Star, but was named in the 2007 Mitchell Report on steroids in baseball.Clemens has denied using steroids, though he remains out of the Hall of Fame to this day.
And following their round of golf, Trump, pleaded Clemens's case, as he likened the pitcher's Hall of Fame exile to that of late MLB legend Pete Rose, who was posthumously reinstated by MLB this year. Trump's liberal interpretation of golf rules has been well-documented over the years Clemens remains out of the Hall of Fame due to alleged steroid use.
He denies the allegations.'Roger Clemens was easily one of the few Greatest Pitchers of All Time, winning 354 Games, the Cy Young Award seven times (A Record, by a lot!), and played in six World Series, winning two!' Trump began. 'He was second to Nolan Ryan in most strike-outs, and he should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, NOW!
'People think he took drugs, but nothing was proven. He never tested positive, and Roger, from the very beginning, totally denies it. He was just as great before those erroneous charges were leveled at him. That rumor has gone on for years, and there has been no evidence whatsoever that he was a 'druggie.'
'This is going to be like Pete Rose where, after over 4,000 Hits, they wouldn't put him in the Hall of Fame until I spoke to the Commissioner, and he promised to do so, but it was essentially a promise not kept because he only 'opened it up' when Pete died and, even then, he said that Pete Rose only got into the mix because of DEATH.
'We are not going to let that happen in the case of Roger Clemens. 354 Wins — Put him in NOW. He and his great family should not be forced to endure this 'stupidity' any longer!'
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