A day after one of the strangest debates to date, Donald Trump was back on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania on Monday.
Pandering to the crowd, Trump lent his support to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He even awkwardly waved a Terrible Towel.
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But besides Trump not being able to wave a towel like a normal person (how does this happen?), Trump talked about his relationship with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. And of course, that turned into the Republican candidate telling a story that is most likely too good to be true.
The story revolves around a golfing outing between the two celebrities. Here’s what Trump said.
“We played golf together,” Trump said. “He once hit a shot that went dead right into a tree. It was a massive tree like this. The ball hit the tree so hard I swear I said, ‘Ben, within two years, that tree is gonna be dead.’
“And you know what? Two years later, I should say this because we have — have a lot of tree lovers here. But two years later, that tree was dead. He’s a strong guy and he’s a good guy too. Big Ben.”
Okay. How in the world does Trump know that tree is dead? And how would he able to identify the tree two years later?
As outlandish as that story might seem, the relationship between Trump and Roethlisberger seems to be just as murky. Trump claimed that Roethlisberger was going to be a speaker at this year’s Republican National Convention, but the Steelers quarterback quickly denied that claim.
Overall, this story just continues on what has been a ridiculous election. What other political candidate would claim a starting NFL quarterback killed a tree with a golf ball?
