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Fact Check: Image shows Trump driving golf cart in 2022, not after 2024 shooting

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Fact Check: Image shows Trump driving golf cart in 2022, not after 2024 shooting

An old image of former U.S. President Donald Trump driving a golf cart has been falsely shared online as showing him a day after the shooting at his Pennsylvania rally in July 2024.

Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on July 13 when a 20-year-old man with an AR-15 rifle, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired at the Republican presidential candidate from a rooftop during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The gunfire killed a 50-year-old man, critically wounded two other spectators and struck Trump’s ear.
Posts online, opens new tab sharing the image showing Trump driving a golf cart said: “Imagine getting shot at 7pm and still making your 9 am tee time.”

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The image, opens new tab, originally taken by Associated Press photographer Alex Brandon on Sep. 12, 2022, shows Trump driving a golf cart at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.

A spokesperson for Trump’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It is unclear whether Trump played golf during the weekend.

Trump arrived in Milwaukee on July 14, the day after the shooting and the eve of a four-day Republican National Convention. He made his first public appearance since the shooting at the convention on Monday, announcing U.S. Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate.

VERDICT

Miscaptioned. Image shows Trump driving a golf cart in September 2022, not after an assassination attempt in 2024.

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