Donald Trump has confidently declared himself the “45th and 47th” US president.
The former president made the remarks while playing a round of golf at one of his clubs, according to a video being shared widely on social media on Wednesday.
As Trump was filmed walking to the first tee, one of his playing partners could be heard saying: “Now on the tee, the 45th president of the United States.”
“The 45th and 47th,” a grinning Trump quickly fired back.
His playing partners cheered his response, with one of them saying: “Yes, I love that.”
The former commander-in-chief was wearing his famous red MAGA cap bearing the number 45 on the side.
Trump hasn’t publicly said if he is planning to run for the White House again — but he has repeatedly teased a second campaign and has been holding rallies ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
He already holds a commanding lead over other potential Republican 2024 candidates, according to several polls conducted this month.
In one Reuters/Ipsos poll, Trump was leading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by 43 percentage points.
First published in New York Post, https://nypost.com/2022/01/26/trump-declares-himself-the-47th-president-while-playing-golf/