Biden mocks Trump's golf trophies and says the Donald is 'old and out of shape' ... trends now
President Joe Biden to a swing at Donald Trump's golf game and physical fitness during remarks at a glitzy fundraiser with Stephen Colbert in New York Thursday.
Biden, 81, himself a frustrated golfer with a workout regimen, alternated between mocking his predecessor and calling him a threat to the nation during a conversation with the 'Late Show' host along with former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Colbert set him up with a joke about his own busy political travel even as Trump 'as far as we can tell, has just been trying to win a third championship at his own golf course.'
'My question to you sir is can voters trust a presidential candidate who has not won a single Trump International Golf Club trophy? At long last, sir, have you no chip shot?'
'I'll give you three strokes but you carry your own bag,' Biden says he told Trump in the Oval Office
'Look, I'd be happy to play,' Biden played along. 'I told him this once before when he came into the Oval before he was sworn in. I said, "I'll give you three strokes but you carry your own bag." I've only played 21 holes since I've been president.'
That last claim couldn't immediately be verified. It came after Trump received some ridicule online for claiming he won two golf trophies at his West Palm Beach club.
Trump, whose real estate empire includes a number of golf courses, is seen using a golf cart whenever he plays, and has even been spotted driving on the green.
The quips about Trump's golf prowess and age came in a race where Biden's age has become a major issue in his reelection.
Biden took multiple digs at Trump during the event, sometimes leaving it to Obama and Clinton to talk up his own record on ethics, the economy, and job creation.
Biden, who has been focusing more on more on Trump since each man effectively secured his party's nomination and who has been struggling in the polls, also went after Trump's
