Donald Trump has claimed that rape accusations against him are a "political attack" as he prepares to run for the US Presidency in 2024.
In extraordinary scenes at his Clare hotel, he described accusations that he sexually assaulted writer E Jean Carroll in the 1990s as "false" and a "disgrace".
The case is currently in front of the courts while Mr Trump is in Ireland.
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As he teed off at his Doonbeg golf course, Mr Trump could be heard asking his handlers if he could make a statement to the gaggle of waiting media.
After hitting the ball, he said that current US President Joe Biden "couldn’t hit a 280 right down the middle".
"When they check our physical health, who hits a 280 down the middle? Biden can’t hit an 80 down the middle."
Mr Trump then hit back at the accusations saying that he raped Ms Carroll, asking why alleged evidence was not being entered into the trial.
In a book in which she made the accusations, she said that she was wearing a black coat dress during the assault.
Mr Trump said: "I’ll be going back to New York. I was falsely accused by this woman. I have no idea who she is. It’s ridiculous.
"She wrote a book. She made a claim. She says she has a coat, now she doesn’t want to produce the coat...
"I have to cut my little… I don’t go on vacation. I’m working. This is Doonbeg, we’re making it great.
"I’ll be going back early because a woman made a claim that was totally false. It was fake," the former President claimed.
"She is a fake. She wrote in a book she is a Democrat.
"We have a rough judge. We have a judge that doesn’t like me much, appointed by Bill Clinton. He is a guy that doesn’t like me much.
"He’s, I guess, not allowing the coat that they wanted to put into evidence. We said, ‘yes, put it into evidence.’ They said, ‘oh, we don’t want to do that'.
"It’s a disgrace. But I have to do it. That’s part of life.
"It’s a fake claim just like all the other fake claims. This is a Democrat deal. She is financed by a Democrat...
"Because of that, I have to leave Ireland and leave Scotland, where I have great properties, I have to leave early. I don’t have to, but I choose to."
When asked if he will attend the trial, he said that he will "probably attend".
Mr Trump said that Ms Carroll "has a diary" but he alleged that "she didn’t write about this event".
He continued: "She said she didn’t like to write bad things. Well, that turned out to be false because she writes bad things in her diary.
"It’s a disgrace. It’s called false accusations against a rich guy. Or, in my case, a famous, rich and political person who is leading the polls by 40 points.
"I am going to go back and I’m going to confront this woman. This woman is a disgrace and it shouldn’t be allowed to happen in our country."
Mr Trump continuously referenced his golf skills and the fact that President Biden cannot "hit a ball 50 yards".
“This is a political attack. This is the only way they think they can win the election because they’re losing."
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