Biden’s presidential campaign team rejected former President Trump’s proposal of a golf match this week, despite Biden mentioning the match during the first televised debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election two weeks ago.
On Tuesday (July 9), during a campaign rally in Florida, Trump challenged Biden to an 18-hole golf match at Trump National Doral – Blue Monster Golf Course in Florida, offering to let Biden have a 20-stroke lead and promising to donate $1 million to a charity of Biden’s choice if Biden wins the match.
In addition, Trump also extended an invitation to Biden for another debate to be held later this week.
Following Trump’s golf match invitation, Biden’s campaign team declined the offer, even though Biden was the first to mention the match during the debate.
Biden’s team did not respond to Trump’s proposal for a second debate this week.
During the first presidential televised debate held on June 27, Trump boasted about his golfing skills, stating, “I just won two club championships, and I’m not even in the senior group.” He added, “To do that, you have to be pretty smart. You’ve got to be able to hit the ball a long way.”
“He can’t do that,” Trump said in reference to Biden, “He can’t hit a 50-yard shot.”
Biden responded, “Listen, I’d love to play golf with him (Trump). I got my handicap down to 6 when I was vice president.”
A handicap is a method used in golf to measure a player’s skill level, with a lower value indicating a higher skill level.
In May, Biden’s team proposed debate dates in June and September, to which Trump responded on his Truth Social platform saying he was “ready and willing to debate next month and in September.”
Both campaign teams have accepted an invitation from ABC to have the second debate on September 10 in a studio without an audience.