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Trump attends Presidents Cup; dueling protests held outside country club

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Sulek, M. (2026, September 28). Trump attends Presidents Cup; dueling protests held outside country club. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-briefly-attends-presidents-cup/

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President Trump visited Medinah Country Club in Illinois on Sunday for the final day of the Presidents Cup golf tournament. His presence triggered dueling protests outside the club while he briefly addressed attendees inside before watching the tournament. Local police and security measures were heightened, with TSA-style screenings for spectators and Secret Service checking bags at the entrance.

Written by AI on 2026-09-28, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The 2026 Presidents Cup golf competition concluded with Team USA securing a 17-13 victory over the International team at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago. Prior to the final day's play, Team USA had trailed by 10.5 points, but they rallied on Sunday to win nine of the twelve singles matches and claim their eleventh consecutive Presidents Cup title. President Donald Trump attended as honorary chairman, addressing the crowd briefly before the start of the matches and receiving both support from fans and protests from opponents outside the venue. The tournament's history shows that Team USA had never previously faced such a deficit heading into Sunday play; this comeback was described by Trump as "a great victory." With eight of the world's top 11 golfers on their roster, the American team managed to outperform their international counterparts despite entering with a significant disadvantage. This marked another instance where Trump received credit for sports victories during his presidency, even though his direct influence on the game remains debatable. Protests against Trump were held alongside demonstrations supporting him as he visited Chicago for the event. Overall, it was a dramatic turn of events that highlighted Medinah's historical significance in golf competition history.

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Americans Chicago Chicagoland Illinois Presidents Cup

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Trump PERSON · 9× Chicago GPE · 3× Friedrichs PERSON · 2× Illinois ORG · 2× Addison PERSON · 1× Allison Galvan PERSON · 1× Americans NORP · 1× Chicagoland GPE · 1× Medinah GPE · 1× Washington GPE · 1×

Narrative

They went in with a massive deficit, and they came out with a tremendous victory, just a great comeback," Mr. Trump said after landing at Joint Base Andrews on his way back to Washington, D.C. The president spoke briefly with reporters at Chicago O'Hare International Airport before he was driven to the Presidents Cup tournament, where a group protesting Mr. Trump and another supporting him held dueling demonstrations outside the premises.

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🔮 "I will only say this, our country is doing great, better than ever before."

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Trump attends Presidents Cup; dueling protests held outside country club · assertive framing

Claims (27 extracted, 0 hedged)

President Trump paid a visit to the Medinah Country Club outside of Chicago on Sunday for the last day of the Presidents Cup golf tournament, serving as the honorary chairman. asserted

Trump → pay → chairman

His presence in the Chicagoland area brought crowds of supporters and protesters. asserted

presence → bring → supporters

Mr. Trump's arrival began with a flyover above the country club about an hour and a half before players teed off. asserted

players → begin → club

"You'll be seeing the best players, the best golfers anywhere in the world," he said. asserted

he → see → world

The Americans emerged from the tournament victorious, rallying from behind on Sunday. asserted

Americans → emerge → Sunday

"Our team played unbelievable golf. asserted

team → play → golf

group → go → premises

"Giving the message that Trump is not welcome here in Illinois, in Chicago, in Medinah, in Addison — all of our neighborhoods," said Allison Galvan, executive director of Grito Latino Addison Community Center Inc. asserted

Galvan → give → neighborhoods

"We want to give a voice and say, 'Not everybody in Illinois is a radical leftist,'" said Terry Newsome. asserted

Newsome → want → Illinois

Local police kept an eye on the groups, and things did get a bit tense at one point Sunday morning when participants crossed the street to the other side. asserted

participants → keep → side

Once inside Medinah Country Club, Mr. Trump came to the first tee box area and remained there for his entire stay to keep security focused on one area. asserted

Trump → come → area

"I was kind of fangirling over the Secret Service checking my bag," said Carolyn Friedrichs. asserted

Friedrichs → fangirle → bag

SWAT officers were seen with trucks on fairways around the course and surrounding the first tee box grandstand. asserted

officers → see → grandstand

That's also where fans had to go through TSA-style screening to get inside. asserted

fans → have → screening

"I'm surprised it's not even more heightened. asserted

it → heighten → ?

I think there's still free range, so it wasn't that bad," Friedrichs said. asserted

Friedrichs → think → ?

Mr. Trump appeared on the first tee box in front of thousands ahead of the tournament for brief remarks. asserted

Trump → appear → remarks

"These people want to see golf, they don't want to hear speeches," he said. asserted

he → want → speeches

"I will only say this, our country is doing great, better than ever before." asserted

country → say → this

He then stayed, shook each player's hand and watched all of them tee off for more than an hour. asserted

all → stay → hour

Sources say a suite was built with bulletproof glass for the president, but he didn't use it. asserted

he → say → it

Many were excited to see a sitting president. asserted

Many → excite → president

The visit was Mr. Trump's first public Chicago appearance since the 2024 election and organizers say it took months to plan. asserted

it → say → election

"It's awesome, I think the energy is very high, everyone is so excited. asserted

everyone → think → ?

We want to see some good golf, but how cool that the president is here too," Friedrichs said. asserted

Friedrichs → want → golf

Mr. Trump ended up staying through the end of the tournament and the Presidents Cup closing ceremonies. asserted

Trump → end → tournament

He then flew back to Washington, D.C., later Sunday evening. asserted

He → fly → Washington