{"id":66755,"date":"2026-05-22T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/trump-mysteriously-cancels-golf-trip-citing-government-circumstances-forcing-him-to-stay-at-white-house-as-iran-talks-unravel\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:30:00","slug":"trump-mysteriously-cancels-golf-trip-citing-government-circumstances-forcing-him-to-stay-at-white-house-as-iran-talks-unravel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/trump-mysteriously-cancels-golf-trip-citing-government-circumstances-forcing-him-to-stay-at-white-house-as-iran-talks-unravel\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump mysteriously cancels golf trip citing &#8216;government circumstances&#8217; forcing him to stay at White House as Iran talks unravel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class><strong>Politics is fast. We&#8217;re faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to Washington&#8230; and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ <a class rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.news.dailymail.co.uk\/join\/dc-insider-sign-up?utm_source=dailymail.co.uk&#038;utm_medium=organic_editorial&#038;utm_campaign=conversion_newsletter&#038;utm_term=dcinsider_bullets&#038;utm_budgetpot=organic\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>See more Daily Mail on Google &#8211; <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dailymail.com\">save us as a Preferred Source<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/profile-4308\/index.html\">ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-05-22T20:39:09+0100\"> 15:39 EDT, 22 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-05-22T22:30:05+0100\"> 17:30 EDT, 22 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/donald_trump\/index.html\" id=\"mol-987c0df0-5608-11f1-a13a-1710efea3548\">Donald Trump<\/a>abruptly canceled his golfing plans in Bedminster, <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/new-jersey\/index.html\" id=\"mol-1d67ca10-5611-11f1-8c22-b5ed67e69cf1\" class>New Jersey<\/a>, over the Memorial Day Weekend due to mysterious &#8216;government circumstances.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Truth Social on Friday, the commander-in-chief revealed he will be staying in <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/washington-dc\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ccadb6e0-5613-11f1-8933-17cf8c3d5856\">DC<\/a> for the entirety of the weekend, citing vague but urgent official business.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is also missing his son, <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/donald-trump-jr\/index.html\" id=\"mol-19c09e90-5612-11f1-a13a-1710efea3548\" class>Donald Trump Jr<\/a>. and Bettina Anderson&#8217;s wedding celebration in the Caribbean this weekend &#8211; after they quietly tied the knot in <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/florida\/index.html\" id=\"mol-295ce570-5612-11f1-a13a-1710efea3548\">Florida<\/a>, the<a target=\"_self\" class href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15838957\/donald-trump-jr-bettina-anderson-secret-wedding-palm-beach.html\"> Daily Mail first revealed.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The President&#8217;s sudden cancellation of his holiday travel plans to Bedminster has sparked intense speculation about a brewing international crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, DC, at the <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/white-house\/index.html\" id=\"mol-9891dfe0-5608-11f1-a13a-1710efea3548\" class>White House<\/a>during this important period of time,&#8217; Trump added, saying his &#8216;love for the United States of America&#8217; did not allow him to travel this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not detail the &#8216;important&#8217; reasons for Trump to stay in the Oval Office beyond changing his official schedule. And the administration&#8217;s silence is only fueling questions.<\/p>\n<p>Axios reported that Trump gathered his national security team for a meeting on Friday as he &#8216;seriously considers&#8217; new strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The President has mentioned, leading up to the weekend, that his son&#8217;s wedding was &#8216;bad timing,&#8217; a phrase that is now prompting deep concerns inside Washington for a possible escalation of war with <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/iran\/index.html\" id=\"mol-c253f170-5611-11f1-a13a-1710efea3548\" class>Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You know this is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things. That&#8217;s one I can&#8217;t win on. If I do attend, I get killed. If I don&#8217;t attend, I get killed by the fake news,&#8217; Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Trump reiterated that Iran is &#8216;<a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-7170031\/Trump-warns-Iran-faces-obliteration-says-United-States-does-not-want-war.html\">dying to make a deal&#8217;<\/a> and once again mentioned that Iran &#8216;cannot have a nuclear weapon.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has warned earlier in the week that the US will &#8216;have to do something very drastic&#8217; if a deal cannot be reached to resolve the nuclear standoff.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Trump and Phil Mickelson shake hands on the driving range during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational at Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club in 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>An oil tanker burns after being hit by an Iranian strike in the ship-to-ship transfer zone at Khor al-Zubair port near Basra, Iraq, on Wednesday, March 11<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Iran has seized on oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz by deploying speed boats<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A ship remains anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ll see what happens. Either we&#8217;ll have a deal or we&#8217;re going to do some things that are a little bit nasty, but hopefully that won&#8217;t happen,&#8217; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, President Trump <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-5666503\/Trumps-new-warning-Iran-Theyre-not-going-doing-nuclear-weapons-bank-it.html\">made a last-minute decision to call off a full-scale military strike against Iran.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump asserted that any potential agreement would <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15742163\/Trump-says-Iran-agreed-hand-highly-enriched-uranium-nuclear-dust-buried-rubble-US-airstrikes.html\">require Iran to forfeit its highly enriched uranium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will get it,&#8217; Trump said of the material, adding that the US would likely destroy it. &#8216;We&#8217;re not going to let them have it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also addressed the situation surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that the critical maritime route must <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/galleries\/article-15735821\/Trump-vows-Strait-Hormuz-permanently-open-China-steps-in.html\">remain open and free of transit fees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We want it free. We don&#8217;t want tolls. It&#8217;s an international waterway,&#8217; Trump said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Trump is also missing his son, Donald Trump Jr . and Bettina Anderson&#8217;s wedding celebration in the Caribbean this weekend &#8211; after they quietly tied the knot in Florida, the Daily Mail first revealed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Donald Trump, Jr., and Bettina Anderson exit Buccan restaurant hand in hand after a birthday dinner. President Trump just confirmed he is skipping their wedding party this weekend<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added that economic pressure from the ongoing conflict is costing Iran an estimated $500 million a day. &#8216;It&#8217;s a lot of money,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15605589\/us-israel-iran-trump-war-live-updates.html\">struck a similar tone on Tuesday during a White House press briefing, arguing that the Iran conflict is not a &#8216;forever war.&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said that the administration is &#8216;very aware&#8217; of rising gas prices, noting they are a &#8216;temporary&#8217; increase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                                  <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics is fast. 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