McIlroy at White House, Trump Praises Golf Win

0:00It's April 29. Entertainment and celebrity news. Today starts now. AI-powered and trending. Rory McElroy, the Northern Irish Gulf star, showed up at the White House State dinner, honoring King Charles and Queen Camilla, bringing his wife, Erica, along from their Florida home. President Trump spotted him in the crowd during his toast and had him stand up, praising that recent tournament win as straight up unconquerable after. A gritty battle. The guest list leaned heavy on business heavyweights, like Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, and Jensen Huang, making McElroy one of the few athletes in the- White tie mix. Trump hyped up the pro golf scene, shouting out the whole fields talent from this past master's weekend. McElroy's got this rocky pass with Trump, starting with a golf round back in 2017, that he later called over grit. He slammed the handling of the pandemic and swore off more rounds, saying it wasn't about dodging heat, but it's not vibing with the leadership style.

1:00Fast forward to early this year, though, and McElroy flipped the script, hitting the links with Trump again and calling it a solid chat where they... Bonded over PGA tour loyalty, despite some LIV golf shade. Trump even named dropped, the upcoming Cadillac Championship, at his own derailleur course in South Florida, the first tour event there since 2000, 16. McElroy skipped that Doral action starting Thursday on the Blue Monster, keeping eyes peeled for his next big swing amid all this high profile. Cross over noise.