Comedian Stephen Colbert on Thursday night set the stage for President Biden to mock former President Trump's golf abilities and the fact that he didn't have many campaign events.
During a fundraiser in New York City, Colbert praised the president's recent busy travel schedule and joked, “Donald Trump, as far as we can tell, has just been trying to win a third championship at his own golf course.”
“My question to you, sir, can voters trust a presidential candidate who has not won a single Trump International Golf Club trophy? At long last, sir, have you no chip shot?” Colbert asked.
“Well, look, I’d be happy to play — I told him this once before when he came into the Oval before he was sworn in — I said, ‘I’ll give you three strokes if you carry your own bag,’” Biden said.
Biden and Colbert were joined on stage at the event — which brought in more than $26 million for Biden’s reelection bid — by former Presidents Obama and Clinton.
This week, Trump claimed he won two golf trophies at his golf club, prompting Biden to mock him for bragging.
“Congratulations, Donald. Quite the accomplishment,” Biden wrote on X.
Biden’s campaign this week released an ad hitting Trump about his lack of campaign events and his golf hobby. The ad includes videos of Biden taking selfies with people in the states and giving speeches and shows videos of Trump swinging a golf club and driving a golf cart.
The president visited eight swing states in March, as part of his uptick in travel following his State of the Union address. Trump is set to hold a rally in the battleground state of Wisconsin on Tuesday, which marks the second rally he has held since becoming the presumptive GOP nominee.
