Donald Trump once wanted a comedian ‘deported’ for what he did to him when he visited a UK golf course.
Trump, 78, is one of the most spoken about people on the planet and is currently in his second presidency of the United States, having been voted in back in November 2024 - he was previously president from 2017 to 2021.
But aside from dealing with US and world affairs, he often winds down by playing golf at lavish courses around the world – many of which he owns.
And the 78-year-old is supposedly relatively gifted with a club in his hand, with Today’s Golfer reporting that “he is a steady single-digit player who hits a solid deceptively long ball…. and he plays quickly, very quickly”.
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Typically, a golf course is a relaxed, idyllic environment, but this was certainly not the case at Trump Turnberry Golf Resort in Ayr, Scotland, back in 2016 when things took an unexpected turn.
A comedian under the alter ego Simon Brodkin – formerly Lee Nelson – made world news at the time after interrupting the re-opening of the resort by handing out Nazi-themed balls with swastikas emblazoned on them.
Nelson, 47, claimed that Trump “wanted to throw the book at him” before Police Scotland intervened and "convinced Trump to not press charges".
“I do have a criminal record, but also a lot to thank the Scottish police for - they were brilliant,” Nelson told The Scottish Sun.
“Trump wanted to really throw the book at me, and the Scottish police convinced him not to press charges.
“Who wants to get waterboarded by the CIA when you can have an Irn Bru in the back of a police van?
“I was in there for ages with the coppers, and it felt more like I was on a stag do than anything else. They drove me to the airport and put me on a plane back to London and told Trump and his team I was deported.”
And this was not first time, Nelson had taken part in pranking a high-profile global figure.
Former UK Prime Minister Theresa May, ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Kanye West have all been left red-faced by the comedian.
However, Nelson admitted that some people are off-limits when it comes to pranks.
"There's many targets who would be fun to go for but might end up with a death sentence," Brodkin told Sky in 2019. "Like if I went for Kim Jong Un.
"And then I think if you go for someone like the Queen, that would just be a national catastrophe because you need to go for people with that sweet spot who most people pat you on the back and go, 'that was funny'."
Topics: Donald Trump, Golf, Scotland
Luke Davies