During Tuesday’s Republican National Convention, viewers were treated to an unexpected side of Donald Trump.
Trump’s children, Donald Jr. and Tiffany, gave speeches, as well as Natalie Gulbis, a professional golfer.
“I believe that God’s timing is perfect and he puts people in our lives to help make us a positive impact on those around us and to help us achieve our goals,” Gulbis said. “One of those people for me is Donald Trump.”
Gulbis first played golf with Trump in 2005, she explained. What she told him she had told many CEOs, billionaires, and politicians, but Trump was the first one her words resonated with.
Gulbis had a dream to open up her a Boys & Girls Club, which she did with Trump’s help. She was “deeply frustrated about being treated differently as a woman, overlooked, and underpaid in business.”
When she told Trump, she said “that day was different. They finally fell on ears that cared enough to take action.”
Trump’s advice “changed my life forever,” Gulbis said. “Never fear challenging the status quo. He encouraged me to think of myself not as a female athlete, but as a business person. In everything you do, be fearless,” Trump told her.
“As a businesswoman I faced challenges that weren’t always on a level playing field,” Gulbis said. “Even today I face challenges and Donald remains a consistent voice encouraging me to stand up to gender injustices and to lean into any professional challenge that comes my way.”
Gulbis closed by hoping that “you take these principles about generosity and fearlessness and that they can have a similar impact in your life like they’ve had in mind.”
She also referred back to the status quo, this time attributing it to Ronald Reagan, who said “status quo is Latin for the mess we’re in.” Gulbis said Trump can fix the mess and bring change to the country.
Gulbis’s Boys & Girls Club is located in Las Vegas. She also appeared on the second season of Celebrity Apprentice in 2009.
