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He employs the "Trump bump"
“Trump may wrap up a very sketchy 77 at noon,” says Reilly. “On the ride home, it’ll be 75. By dinner, 72.”

But, at least the President is generous and employs his Trump Bump with others too...

Lee Trevino ran into him after shooting 72 on one of his courses. “Trump is delighted and wants to start introducing the legend around his clubhouse,” writes Reilly. “This is the great Lee Trevino. He just shot a 70!” For the next person it was: You know who this is? Lee Trevino. He just shot a 68!” Then it became a 66. Trevino himself recalls: “I had to get out of there before I broke the course record.”

Donald Trump – and you'll never believe this – isn't a good loser
According to Reilly, the billionaire President begrudges paying up when he loses on-course wagers, no matter how insignificant the bet.

“I beat him out of $10,” says an LA Times writer Sam Farmer, quoted in the book. “He handed me two fives, but they wouldn’t quite come out of his hand. He held on to them and made me pull. I thought they were going to rip. When I finally got them, he goes, ‘It’s alright. I’ve got a supermodel girlfriend and my own [Boeing] 727, so I’m OK’.”