Arnold Palmer's daughter has criticized former President Trump's comments about her father, calling them “unacceptable.”
Peg Palmer Wares, daughter of the late legendary golfer, slammed the former president's comments as “inappropriate” and “disrespectful” in an interview with ABC News, saying rallygoers for the Republican candidate were worried about the Trump administration's plans. He said that he had the “right” to hear the “essence” of the matter. .
“I was at the airport that was named after my dad, and he was leaving every day or every week to go to work, and it was my dad who came there and told me all these corny locker room anecdotes. It seemed rude and inappropriate to me,” Palmer Wares said. told ABC News on monday.
Trump raised eyebrows on Saturday while campaigning in Palmer's hometown of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, when he talked about fellow golfers staring curiously at Arnold Palmer as he emerged from the locker room shower.
“Arnold Palmer was a man through and through, and I say that out of respect for women,” Trump said. According to Associated Press. “This is a man who was fully human.”
“When he took a shower with other pros, they came out of there. They said, 'Oh my God.' I can't believe it,” he said. “I had to say, we have some very sophisticated women here, but we used to see Arnold as a man.”
According to ABC News, Mr. Palmer's daughter did not say who she would vote for in the White House race, but said that Mr. Trump “uses people he admires to improve his image.” “People have a right to be better,” he added.
“If we can unravel some of the threats that President Trump is making against the public, then the people who come to these rallies have a substantial understanding of what President Trump is planning to do as a candidate,” Palmer Wares said. It’s worth it.” “So these are important issues that should be discussed as people prepare to vote, and using my father to hide something important seems unacceptable to me.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) was asked by CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday why President Trump discussed Palmer's genitals in the Keystone State.
“Jake, you seem to really like that line,” Johnson said.
“I don't want to talk about this,” Tapper replied. “That’s what Donald Trump says.”
“We'll deal with it,” the Louisana Republican told Tapper, comparing President Trump's rally duration to President Biden's ability to hold rallies.
“There will be lines at the rally,” Johnson said Sunday. “When President Trump is at rallies, he sometimes speaks for two hours straight. I question his stamina and mental strength, but Joe Biden couldn't do that for five minutes. is.”
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
