Donald Trump's private conversation with Tiger Woods about Rory McIlroy as stance let slip

The US President has revealed just what Tiger Woods told him about Rory McIlroy on a recent golfing trip with his granddaughter, Kai Trump

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US President Donald Trump has said that Tiger Woods believes Rory McIlroy is the "best driver" of a golf ball he's ever seen. In a YouTube video entitled 'Playing Golf with President Trump', The 45th and 47th Commander-in-Chief took to the fairway with his granddaughter, Kai Trump.

In the video, Kai, who is forging a career of her own as a professional golfer, and the President, discuss the art of a golfer's swing. Trump then went on to namecheck both Woods and McIlroy.

“Rory’s got a great swing," Trump said. "Tiger told me that Rory is the best driver that he’d seen. And for Tiger to say that, that’s amazing, right, because Tiger is great at everything. But he said Rory’s the greatest driver he’s seen."

Trump is known to have a strong passion for golf. Asked about his favourite players of all time by 18-year-old Kai, however, the US President struggled to narrow it down to just one.

“Tiger, Jack [Nicklaus]. I love Jack," Trump said. "I love Gary Player. They’re such great athletes, they’re great. I love them all. But I think Tiger, Jack, Gary. I love Bryson [DeChambeau]. I think Scottie’s [Scheffler] going to be great too. He already is, but Scottie’s great.”

Kai is the oldest daughter of Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr, and his ex-wife Vanessa. She is currently completing her final year at a private school in Miami, Florida but has already scored deals with brands including Accelerator Active Energy, Leaf Trading Cards, and TaylorMade Golf.

She commands more than six million social media followers - 1.8 million on Instagram, 3.2 million on TikTok, and 1.7 million on YouTube.

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Kai's NIL (name, image, and likeness) valuation sits at around £895,000, making her among the top female student-athlete earners, alongside LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne and WNBA star Flaujae Johnson.

In the hour-long video, Kai discussed how she and Trump had been playing golf together for "years" and that it had become their way to "spend time together".

Images of Trump strolling the greens have somewhat defined both of his Presidencies so far. His kind words about McIlroy to Kai come after the Northern Irishman and his European team-mates brutally trolled the President after Europe's stunning Ryder Cup win in September.

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Luke Donald's side became only the fifth European team to lift the Ryder Cup in the US, winning by 15 points to 13 at Bethpage Black in New York.

Amid the wild celebrations, Team Europe's players gathered to send Trump a video message. With McIlroy holding the camera in selfie mode, they sang: "Are you watching? Are you watching? Are you watching, Donald Trump?"

Captain Donald then raised the Ryder Cup towards the camera. Trump responded on Truth Social, posting: "Yes I'm watching. Congratulations."