Joe Biden responded to Donald Trump’s challenge to debate again and play a round of golf worth a million dollars.
Trump issued an ultimatum to his election rival at a rally in Doral, Florida, on Tuesday night, proposing an event he said would be bigger than the Ryder Cup or the Masters.
“I’m also officially challenging Crooked Joe to an 18-hole golf match right here at the Blue Monster in Doral, considered one of the world’s greatest golf courses,” Trump said. “It will be one of the most watched sporting events in history.”
Shortly afterward, Biden issued an immediate response to Trump’s letter through a spokesperson.
He declined to agree to a debate, perhaps considering his disastrous performance last time, but instead proposed some challenges of his own.
Joe Biden responded to Donald Trump’s challenge to debate again and play a round of golf worth a million dollars
Trump issued the ultimatum to his election rival at a rally in Doral, Florida, on Tuesday night, at an event he said would be bigger than the Ryder Cup or the Masters.
“We would challenge Donald Trump to create jobs, but he lost three million,” the statement read.
“We would challenge Donald Trump to stand up to Putin, but he bowed down to him.”
“We would challenge Donald Trump to follow the law, but he breaks it.”
“We would challenge Donald Trump not to destroy our country, but that is all his Project 2025 is trying to accomplish.”
The statement concludes: “Joe Biden has no time for Donald Trump’s bizarre antics – he’s busy leading America and defending the free world.”
The former president initially said he wanted to debate Biden again – “next week” – which would coincide with the Republican National Convention. Biden is already scheduled to debate Trump for a second time, but on September 10.
Trump then challenged Biden on his favorite sport after the two argued about it in their first debate.
“I would give Joe Biden a 10-stroke lead, 10 strokes, that’s a lot. That means 20 strokes if you don’t play golf,” he continued.
Former President Donald Trump also challenged President Joe Biden to another debate (asking to have one next week) and a round of golf, saying he would donate $1 million to the president’s charity of choice.
“And if he wins, I’ll give the charity of his choice, any charity he wants, $10 million,” the former president added. “And I bet he doesn’t take me up on the offer.”
Both are golf enthusiasts and Trump used his hobby to answer questions about how he would fare at the end of his second presidential term, when he would be 82.
“I just won two club championships, not even senior, but two regular club championships,” he boasted.
“To do that, you have to be very smart and have the ability to hit the ball a long distance. And I can do that, he can’t. He can’t hit a ball 50 yards.”
Biden responded by saying he would be happy to take on Trump in a “driving contest.”
“When I was vice president, I lowered my handicap to six,” he said, before attacking Trump, who is often photographed on his own golf courses in a golf cart with a caddie always nearby.
‘And by the way, I’ve told you before, I’ll be happy to play golf if you carry your own bag. Do you think you can do it?’
Trump mocked Biden’s disadvantage.
Trump and Biden traded barbs over golf. Pictured here, Trump is seen at his West Palm Beach golf course
President Joe Biden sits in a golf cart as he golfs with his brother Jimmy Biden, left, at Andrews Air Force Base in June 2023.
“That’s the biggest lie of all: that he has a handicap of six,” he said.
As if none of that were childish enough, when Trump added, “Let’s not act like children,” Biden replied, “You’re a child.”
Trump’s love of golf is well known. He often played during winter weekends at Mar-a-Lago in Florida or during summer vacations at Bedminster, his golf course in New Jersey.
Some of his more lively appearances at the White House included visits from golf great Tiger Woods, and in 2018 he played at his West Palm Beach golf course with legend Jack Nicklaus.
Biden plays less frequently, but is a member of Fieldstone Golf Club near his home in Delaware.