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Cameron Young’s Trump comments after PGA Tour victory were non-political, which is what most of us want
If there is one certainty in today’s world, it is that if something can be made political, it will be made political.
No matter the circumstances, the tone, or how basic a comment may be, the person and the words they choose to say are tossed into the political blender and either accepted or rejected by the masses on either side of the aisle.
This even applies to entirely mundane and normal comments professional athletes make minutes after they accomplish something, and Cameron Young’s answer to a question following his win at the Cadillac Championship is just the latest example.
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With the PGA Tour signature event being contested at Trump National Doral, the politicization of the tournament was inevitable. The Tour has a long history of holding a tournament at Doral, but 2026 marked its return to the Blue Monster course for the first time in a decade.
President Donald Trump, who purchased the property in 2012, was on site to see Young close out his six-shot victory. The two shared a very brief moment together, which Young was understandably asked about during his post-victory news conference.
“He was just very complimentary, the way that he – you know, I’ve been fortunate to meet him before, and that’s especially with us golfers, it’s something he loves, and I think appreciates how good everybody is on the PGA Tour,” Young said of the president. “So really just hugely complementary, and I, of course, thanked him for hosting us and that was about it.”
But Young wasn’t done.
“It’s very unique,” the three-time winner on the Tour continued. “He’s nothing if not a very, very interesting man. He’s very powerful, and it’s an honor to get to play in front of him. Hugely grateful to him and his family and his organization that has these beautiful properties and allows us to come and play great golf tournaments on them. This is a special place and great championship golf course, I’m thankful to have it back in the schedule.”
Nothing, outside of Young voicing basic respect for the position of president, is political about his answer. The President of the United States is very powerful, and any respectful American would agree that getting to play in front of the president is an honor.
Yet, Young’s words were interpreted and then shared across social media with a desired political connotation, exactly as you would predict them to be.
Trump supporters took Young’s comments and saw them as a ringing endorsement while handing him the unofficial title of the MAGA golfer. On the opposite side, you had the Trump critics calling out Young for saying something that could be perceived as a compliment to the president and the country as a whole.
I myself even got a heavy dose from both sides after sharing a very much tongue-in-cheek post on X about how ‘Cameron Young is America.’
The truth of the matter is that we do not know anything at all about Young’s political beliefs, and that’s not a bad thing.
People will make assumptions about where lands on the political spectrum given that he is a Catholic who enjoys spending time with his family. Putting Young into a political box based solely on his comments following his win at Trump National is jumping to a woefully under-informed conclusion and just another example of playing the everything-is-political game most are incredibly tired of.
Maybe the most important point involving Young’s comments and the reaction to them is that this is exactly how it should be. Or at the very least, how the majority of folks want it to be.
The typical person, the typical sports fan, does not care about an athlete’s politics.
It may not seem like the case given that, as noted earlier, everything that can be politicized is politicized these days. That still doesn’t mean that everyday person cares.
While plenty of high-profile athletes have voluntarily done cannonballs into political conversations or jumped in with their opinions on certain political topics, that is not what happened here.
All Cameron Young did was share that President Trump is a supporter of the sport he plays for a living, voice respect for the United States and the position of the president, and thanked the host of the tournament he won.
Young may not see or hear too much appreciation for his non-political comments as both sides fight to define what he really meant, but he handled the unique situation perfectly.
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William Shatner says he’s ‘taking care of business’ at 95: ‘The least of all I want do is die’
William Shatner has no plans to slow down as he gets older.
In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the 95-year-old actor spoke about how he is able to keep going, when so many others his age have already slowed down decades ago.
“That’s why they’re old,” he said. “Shatner’s law is speed up, do more and forget the pain, take a pill if it hurts. You get older, you hurt more. Two things. One is a weightlifter who told me, ‘When I lift three, four hundred pounds, it hurts. I’ve learned,’ he said, ‘to make the hurt my friend. Welcome, friend. The pain is here, welcome.'”
Shatner, who is preparing for his upcoming live stage show “The Universe is Absurd,” went on to say that his “advice to old people” would be to “befriend” and embrace the pain.
The “Star Trek” actor then added that his second tip for those who are aging is to never stop moving, explaining that “if you stop moving, all you’ve got is the hurt.” He explained that one of his passions is riding horses, and competing in an equestrian event called reigning, which he described as “very physical.”
“The older you get, the difficulty is really getting on the horse. You have a mounting block, and you try to lift your leg up over it,” he said. “If I would have stopped that, half my life would disappear. So I don’t stop. I just go slower.”
Even after suffering an injury to his shoulder due to a fall off his horse, Shatner continues to ride, and will be hosting the annual William Shatner’s Hollywood Charity Horse Show later this month.
His busy schedule also includes his upcoming live show, “The Universe is Absurd,” which is a live, unscripted stage show with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson that will explore cosmic themes through banter and storytelling. The show is scheduled for May 10 and 20 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.
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Tyson and Shatner first connected when recording an audiobook, which eventually led to 20 hours of conversation between the two of them.
“I had to spend two days, 10 hours a day talking to a wonderful man who has become a good friend of mine now,” he said. “Those 20 hours have given us a foothold into conversation and that’s what we’ll have on stage. But in order for it to have energy, I have to disagree with them on many points, if not all.”
The worst thing that can happen at the show in Shatner’s opinion, is that “The audience walks out. We walk on, and they get up and leave.“
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In terms of what’s next for him, the “Boston Legal” star explained he doesn’t have a bucket list, but wants to continue doing the things he treasures, such as spending time with his dogs, riding horses with his wife and visiting his favorite coffee shops.
“I’m busy, and I’m vital and I’m riding horses and I’m taking care of business. And I just sold a horse,” he said. “I did a job on Friday and Saturday…I’m busy doing concrete valuable things, I don’t want to go anywhere. The least of all I want to do is die.”
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When reflecting on his life, Shatner shared that he is “thrilled to see the world” when he wakes up every morning, but shares that is “something that’s grown on me through the years.”
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He explained that a person’s mindset changes throughout the different stages of life. He shared that around 20-25 years old, people are busy building their future and are “self-energized by your own needs,” but slow down as they get older.
“When you’re 70 and 80, you look around at the magic of the Earth,” he explained. “You look at the incredible beauty of life. No matter if you’re hurting, welcome hurt. You’re alive, for God’s sake. In no time at all, you’ll be interred with turds and so relish as much as you can of your life because it’s over.”
He continued: “I’m here to testify. One truth I know. It goes by so quickly. When I hear somebody utter the number of my age, I’m tempted to look around to see who he’s talking about, because that doesn’t seem real. It seems like some bad dream. I’m how old? No, I’ll wake up momentarily. That’s how I feel.”
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Shatner previously gave audiences the secret to his longevity in a tweet on his 95th birthday.
“At 95, I’m still smokin‘! I’ve learned two things: Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.'”
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