LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau was among those who traveled to Texas last week to meet SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
DeChambeau said that as SpaceX scientists were trying to push the rocket to its maximum potential to learn more about heat shields and which shields and configurations would perform best, DeChambeau said President-elect Donald Trump, Ted He was with Sen. Cruz, R-Texas, and several others. Other things.
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Bryson DeChambeau of the Crushers GC looks down at his shot from the 10th tee during the LIV Golf Dallas Team Championship semifinals at Maridor Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, on September 21, 2024. (Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images)
Two-time major winner appears as President Trump's granddaughter Kai Trump Video Blog A rocket is being launched. She posted highlights from her time at the event on Tuesday.
“I really want to try it,” DeChambeau said of his desire to go to space. “I literally cried for probably a few hours. I was there looking at the Earth.”
DeChambeau also joked that he would design a special golf club for Kai Trump, who has verbally committed to play for the Miami Hurricanes.
“We'll design a rocketship golf club just for you with a booster in the back to increase your swing speed,” he said.
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President-elect Donald Trump attends a launch visit for the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Kai replied, “Wow, that hurt.”
DeChambeau had been strengthening his relationship with the current president-elect over the summer. Trump appeared on his Golf Channel.
DeChambeau told Fox News Digital at the time that he had no regrets.
“There's always a risk with that. But from my perspective, it was focused on entertainment,” DeChambeau said in August at Maridor Golf Club, site of the LIV Golf Team Championship, on FOX News Digital. told. “We can talk about politics. That's a whole other conversation and that's not what I was trying to do with my YouTube channel. It was just to provide great entertainment.”
Professional golfer Bryson poses with the U.S. Open trophy on the sideline during the Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. Pittsburgh Panthers game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas on November 2, 2024.・DeChambeau. (Jerome Miron-Iman Images)
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President-elect Trump once invited DeChambeau to the podium immediately after his election victory. He took to the stage wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat but said nothing.
FOX News' Ryan Mollick contributed to this report.
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