Trump responds to Rory McIlroy, team Europe playfully taunting him following their Ryder Cup victory
President Trump has responded to Rory McIlroy and his European teammates playfully taunting him after securing a win at the 45th Ryder Cup.Despite the US team nearly making a comeback on Sunday, Europe emerged victorious in the first win on American soil since 2012.In celebration of their win, McIlroy and his teammates posted a video playfully taunting the president, chanting, “Are you watching? Are you watching? Are you watching, Donald Trump?” while they held up the trophy.Trump — an avid golfer — responded to the friendly banter by reposting the video of them singing on Truth Social Sunday night.
“Yes, I’m watching.Congratulations!” The president wrote in the caption.
Trump arrived at the Farmingdale golf club earlier in the afternoon on Friday with his granddaughter, Kai Trump.However, his presence did not spark a fire that the Americans needed to beat Europe.The US team limited the Europeans to just one win across 11 singles matches on Sunday, but ultimately could not overcome a seven-point deficit built up over the first two days, losing 15-13.Down by a record Sunday margin and staring at their worst home defeat in 98 years, the US stormed back with 5½ points in the first seven matches and tied a singles record — only for Shane Lowry’s decisive 6-foot putt on 18 to end the comeback moments after Russell Henley missed his chance to win.Lowry — the No.
24 golfer in the world — clinched the Ryder Cup and provided the final blow to American fans, some of whom were heckling and taunting the European team.McIlroy — No.2 in the world — took the brunt of the heckles and taunts during Saturday’s four-ball match.The tension between McIlroy and the American fans — a contentious relationship that dates back to his last two Ryder Cups in the country, too — started to bubble Friday, when he flipped off a group of fans walking off the 11th hole.Then, on the 16th during foursomes on Saturday morning, he stepped back from his shot and ...