Trump Shares Golf Video, Says He Has Little Time to Play

Trump praises a golfer in a short video and laments the demands on his schedule keep him off the course.

First Published: September 12, 2026, 6:09 AM ETUpdates (1): September 12, 2026, 6:10 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a video on Truth Social praising a golfer and lamenting that his schedule leaves him little time on the course.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Such a great golfer. Too bad I have very little time to play!!!

Video transcript 238 of all the other ones. Thank you. Thank you.” on September 12, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET.

This is Trump’s 1st message released today, and the last post was 5 hours ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 16 of his 623 posts over the last 30 days classified as Trump Business & Personal Brand posts.

The post carried no additional detail identifying the golfer, the location, or the event captured in the clip. The transcript recorded a brief exchange, with one voice saying “238 of all the other ones” and two others responding “Thank you.” The video ran roughly six seconds.