Overview
- Photographers and Getty Images captured Bryson DeChambeau and Mikayla Demaiter riding Marine One with President Trump and stepping off the helicopter hand in hand on Saturday night.
- The White House has not explained why the President cut his Camp David trip short, and the return matched a State Department alert warning of potential escalation in the Middle East.
- DeChambeau has a long public relationship with Trump that dates back years, and outlets reported that DeChambeau and Demaiter publicly confirmed their relationship in August and September.
- Coverage of the Marine One photos included social-media criticism and a body-language expert's observation that the couple appeared tense during the ride.
- The sighting comes as LIV Golf files for bankruptcy and pursues a so-called 'LIV 2.0,' leaving DeChambeau's professional status uncertain and worth watching for how it affects his schedule and endorsements.