'Golf Challenge, Another Debate': Trump Rips Into Biden As Gloves Finally Come Off | Watch

Donald Trump ripped into US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, attacking the embattled Democrat as he faces calls to end his reelection campaign after a lacklustre debate performance in Atlanta.

“It’s the biggest cover-up in political history,” the 78-year-old former US President, during his Florida speech, which focused on his 81-year-old election rival. “As you know, they are all co-conspirators in the sinister plot to defraud the American public about the cognitive abilities of the man in the Oval Office.”

Trump’s speech in Florida was his first public appearance since the clamor for Biden’s withdrawal began gaining momentum, and the gloves were emphatically off as the Republican accused Democrats of lying to protect the president.

Golf Challenge

Trump dared his successor to another debate without moderators and challenged him to a round of golf. “It will be among the most watched sporting events in history, maybe bigger than the Ryder Cup or even the Masters,” he deadpanned.

“And I will even give Joe Biden 10 strokes a side… and if he wins, I will give the charity of his choice, any charity that he wants, $1 million. And I bet you he doesn’t take the offer.” The pair had previously sparred over who had a better long game during the debate, and the Biden campaign’s response to the latest challenge came in the form of a golf pun.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is a frontrunner in the contest to be named Trump’s running mate at next week’s Republican nominating convention in Milwaukee, and he was in the front row to cheer on Trump and deliver brief remarks of his own.

Nearby, a digital billboard underscored the evolution that the Republican Party has undergone under Trump, playing 2016 footage of Rubio eviscerating the man he is hoping to work with for the next four years. “You all have friends that are thinking about voting for Donald Trump,” the now staunchly loyal Rubio was seen telling a crowd in Texas. “Friends do not let friends vote for con artists.”

(With agency inputs)