White House says President Donald Trump saved the 2025 Ryder Cup by delaying rail strike
Tom D'Angelo- The White House claims President Donald Trump saved the Ryder Cup by preventing a potential Long Island Rail Road strike.
- Trump signed an executive order to investigate disputes between the LIRR and its unions, delaying a strike.
- Up to 18,000 fans are expected to use the LIRR daily to attend the event at Bethpage Black.
- Team USA member Bryson DeChambeau praised "decisive leadership" from Trump, who plans to attend the Ryder Cup on Friday.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Donald Trump saved the Ryder Cup.
At least that's what the White House is saying.
While announcing the president's weekly schedule and his intention to attend the Ryder Cup on Friday at Bethpage Black, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt added the biennial event "would not be taking place this year" without Trump's help.
Trump, an avid golfer and golf fan, recently signed an executive order establishing a Presidential Emergency Board to investigate disputes between the Long Island Rail Road and the unions. The request for the emergency board was make by union leaders and delayed a potential LIRR strike.
"This event is one of the greatest sporting events in the world and it would not be taking place this year without President Trump's help," Leavitt said in a press conference Sept. 21. "President Trump signed an executive order last week preventing a strike that would have crippled the New York City area ahead of the tournament and at the request of the five labor unions who all represent workers on the Long Island Rail Road."
Leavitt then read a quote from Trump supporter and Team USA member Bryson DeChambeau.
"When the possibility of a strike threatened to disrupt transportation and attendance, President Trump stepped up and took the action needed to protect this world-class competition," DeChambeau said, according to Leavitt.
"Thanks to President Trump’s decisive leadership, the Ryder Cup experience will be everything fans and the golf community deserve."
DeChambeau attended Trump's victory party at the Palm Beach Convention Center the night of the presidential election in November 2024 and was called to the stage by Trump. DeChambeau walked on stage wearing a "Make America Great Again" cap.
With no parking allowed at Bethpage State Park, up to 18,000 fans per day are expected to use the LIRR to reach the tournament, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.