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Podcast: Drop Zone - GOLF Podcast
Episode: Inside Donald Trump's Ties to Golf
Description: Alan Shipnuck and Michael Bamberger discuss Donald Trump's many ties to the golf world, his complicated relationship with it as president, and the recent Sports Illustrated story the explains what golf means to Trump.
The discussion includes:
How Trump called the White House a "dump" -- 3:10
Why he needs golf as a validation -- 9:00
What it's like playing golf with Trump -- 16:50
Trump's desire to control a Sports Illustrated story -- 21:30
Possible ties between Trump's courses and foreign financing -- 28:15
The role golf will play in post-presidency Trump -- 34:40
Trump's place in professional golf -- 38:52
If you could ask him...