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South Korean president dusts off golf clubs 'for the first time in eight years' in preparation for Donald Trump’s second term
CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Last week, Donald Trump defeated democratic candidate Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States. President-elect Trump won't return to the Oval Office until January, but foreign governments across the world are already preparing for his return … just not in the way you might think.
On Monday, representatives for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told NBC News that Yoon “got out his golf clubs for the first time in eight years and resumed his golf practice” in preparation for a face-to-face meeting with America’s most (in)famous golf aficionado.
Trump, who claimed he has won a total of 32 club championships on a recent episode of ‘The Joe Rogan Podcast,’ will surely welcome the news. Partly for the opportunity to add another win to his resume and partly because of the political leverage it may provide. NBC News reports that Yoon, whose approval rating in South Korea plunged to a record low 17% last week, is concerned with Trump’s vows to impose a 20% tariff on all imports to the U.S. and hopes to use golf as a common ground to begin talks.
But that’s for the economists to worry about. For now, we’re more curious about how many strokes Yoon will get and where they’ll play. The safe money is on Trump Bedminster, but with 15 Trump-owned golf courses now scattered across the globe, your guess is as good as ours.