Overview
- Kane told reporters that he played a round of golf with President Trump at the Palm Beach course about 18 months ago and described the experience as "surreal."
- President Trump had praised Kane on Truth Social and publicly said he had played golf with him before Kane confirmed the meeting at a World Cup press conference.
- Kane complimented Trump’s golf and said he was grateful for the invitation, comments that provoked immediate social‑media backlash calling the decision disappointing.
- There has been no reported formal reprimand or apology from Kane or the England team and the squad remains focused on its World Cup run.
- The encounter fits a recent pattern of high‑profile football figures meeting the president and follows other Trump interventions in the sport, a context that could deepen media and sponsor scrutiny of England if public criticism grows.