Donald Trump could’ve been a world-class athlete if he wanted, in almost any sport. That is according to Trump. The ultimate alpha male, Trump loves to pretend he was this super athletic guy when none of that has been proven. Now, the guy is a decent golfer, we have to give him that, but that’s about it.
In Trump’s memory, he was a high school baseball star.
“I was supposed to be a pro baseball player,” Donald Trump wrote in 2004. “At the New York Military Academy, I was captain of the baseball team. I worked hard like everyone else, but I had good talent.”
In a 2010 interview with MTV, Trump said, again, “I was supposed to be a professional baseball player,” this time adding a flourish: “Fortunately, I decided to go into real estate instead.” Three years later, Trump inflated his claim on Twitter, pegging himself not just as a pro prospect but the best player in the state.
I played football and baseball, sorry, but said to be the best bball player in N.Y. State-ask coach Ted Dobias-said best he ever coached.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2013 [1]
To biographer Michael D’Antonio, Trump went further still, arguing in 2015 that he’d been the best athlete in every sport at the New York Military Academy. He added that he’d decided against a baseball career because “in those days you couldn’t even make any money being a great baseball player.”
Now, this is hard to believe, especially when we see photos like this:
Or like this:
But, Trump was showing off his athletic chops at Mar-a-Lago recently, and it was quite a site to behold. And quite a pathetic site at that:
A guy last night showed Trump his Championship Belt, so Trump decided to show him his Alpha Male boxing skills, which I put in slow-mo so you can appreciate his power and athletic prowess. pic.twitter.com/VQD70c1h2i [2]
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) December 2, 2022 [3]
And as you’d imagine, Twitter had a field day:
I could totally see him lasting in the ring. For maybe five seconds.
— JKDAnthony10 (@JKDAnthony10) December 2, 2022 [4]
Is it me? Or is Mar-a-Lago starting to exude a quasi Koresh/Waco vibe?
— Max Quinn (@MaxmillianQuinn) December 2, 2022 [5]
this is a man who never probably never lifted anything heavier than a golf club in his life
— Brandon Stokely (He/Him) (@wakeboardr17532) December 2, 2022 [6]
that Mar-a-Lago decor makes me seasick. There's just nowhere you can look without some gawdy awful gold grapes and cherubs in your face.
— Jet Black Box (@jet_black_box) December 2, 2022 [7]
God, she's crying like he's a major celebrity…it's sick! These people truly believe he speaks for THEM! That's really worrying! I've had a couple friends tell me that trump allowed them to speak up about hate! 🤷♀️ I NEVER SAW THAT IN THEM BEFORE! 😢
— Diane Deger (@DianeD2424) December 2, 2022 [8]
I used to teach group exercise classes. When I would teach circuits, I would hide the punching bag in the studio closet before class, because I didn't want to demonstrate boxing because I throw a punch like a wee lass. After seeing this, I feel like Muhammad Ali.
— Rickey-Dean Wasson (@rickey_dean) December 2, 2022 [9]
His hands are so tiny 😂 pic.twitter.com/sC37aAPhTs [10]
— M de la Joie de Vivre (@jamqueen1) December 2, 2022 [11]
And then that big, strong boxer burst into tears.
"Thank you Sir". He said, gulping for air. "For showing me how to do it correctly."
— Fully Weaponized 🇺🇦 (@AccioStickThing) December 2, 2022 [12]