Overview

• Multiple news outlets have confirmed a viral video taken at Turnberry depicting one of President Trump’s caddies discreetly dropping a ball onto the fairway to improve his lie
• Official golf regulations require players to play the ball where it lies without unapproved relief, making the caddie’s action a clear rules violation
• The clip has proliferated on social media platforms, drawing sharp criticism, memes and the trending tag “Commander-in-Cheat” alongside a minority of users defending the move as common in casual play
• Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung blamed the claims on “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and there has been no formal statement from the White House addressing the footage
• The latest video renews longstanding cheating allegations detailed by sportswriter Rick Reilly and anecdotes from figures such as Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Anderson