Trump On Driving Relief Telecast: Normal Return Means Big Crowds, No Masks At Golf Tournaments

Doug Ferguson reports on President Donald Trump’s 10-minute phone appearance during the COVID-19 relief event at Seminole that started with his views on China and some other odd moments.

From a golf perspective, Trump addressed what he sees as a return as part of his push to reopen the American economy.

“After that, hopefully, it will be back,” Trump said in his interview with NBC host Mike Tirico. “We really want to see it back to normal so when we have all these thousands, tens of thousands of people going to your majors and going to golf tournaments, we want them to be having that same experience. We don’t want them having to wear masks and be doing what we’ve been doing for the last number of months. Because that’s not getting back to normal.”

Will Gray also noted the President’s comments about slightly reduced numbers of fans at the Masters.

The appearance appeared to lose a lot of viewers based on the post-Trump slowdown in social activity.

As Jay Rigdon notes for Awful Announcing, with the appearance on top of a predictably painful Bill Murray segment on top of Trump’s chat, the combination stunted any momentum for the broadcast.

There was also some over-interpretation of Mike Tirico’s “kick-in” putt comment—I’m sensed some had not heard that phrase, a “tap in” alternative—rounded up here by Yahoo’s Jason Owens.