In a stunning breach of security that raises grave concerns about the current state of our nation’s protective details, an armed New York Police Department detective managed to infiltrate the prestigious Ryder Cup tournament by boldly claiming to be a member of President Donald Trump’s security team. This alarming incident, which took place on Friday at the Farmingdale course, saw Detective Melvin Eng, a 46-year-old officer, arrive in full tactical gear while allegedly on sick leave from his official duties.
According to a report from The New York Post, which broke this troubling story, Eng did not merely slip past checkpoints; he actively and deceptively presented himself as a federal agent working security for the visiting President. The New York Post reported: “An NYPD detective allegedly showed up at the Ryder Cup golf tournament in full gear and claimed he was working security for President Trump — while out on sick leave, The Post has learned.” This brazen act of impersonation allowed him unauthorized access to an event attended by the Commander-in-Chief, a fact that should send a chill down the spine of every American who values the safety of our leadership.
The entire ruse might have gone completely undetected, allowing a man who was supposedly too ill to work to roam freely armed in the President’s proximity, had it not been for a critical error on his part. The elaborate deception unraveled not through diligent security checks, but purely by chance when Eng dropped his gun magazine in the grass directly in front of actual security personnel. This single, careless act exposed the massive flaw in the security perimeter that he had so easily penetrated.
NEW: NYPD detective on sick leave allegedly snuck into the Ryder Cup with a gun in full tactical gear, claiming he was Trump's security, according to the New York Post.
Detective Melvin Eng successfully made it into the tournament by claiming he was Trump's security.
Eng also… pic.twitter.com/ajkHNtfggu
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 2, 2025
The sentiment within law enforcement circles is one of utter disbelief and anger at the audacity of the act and the failure it represents. One veteran cop, echoing the feelings of many, was quoted in the report expressing his outrage: “You’re out sick, what are you doing at the Ryder Cup? You can’t do that. And it’s theft of service because you went in for free and then you lied and said you worked for Donald Trump.” This quote underscores the dual nature of the offense: a profound dereliction of duty compounded by a theft of services, all built upon the lie of protecting the President.
This security failure is not an isolated incident, but part of a deeply troubling pattern that has emerged, one that the liberal media consistently downplays or ignores in their relentless pursuit of narratives against President Trump. The article itself notes, “This latest security breach comes after it was revealed a Secret Service agent fell asleep at the United Nations General Assembly and left his automatic rifle unattended.” These consecutive lapses reveal a systemic carelessness that jeopardizes the safety of the very President whom his opponents routinely vilify without considering the real-world consequences of such a toxic environment.
This is nuts. @SecretService let this guy into the Ryder Cup. Coupled with the USSS UD officer falling asleep on the job at UNGA last week and the missed Glock at Trump’s golf course in Virginia Labor Day weekend, this raises serious questions about the Secret Service’s… https://t.co/dJKpBEW9b7
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) October 2, 2025
The fact that an individual could so easily co-opt the mantle of the Presidential security detail to bypass all safeguards points to a vulnerability that enemies of the United States would be eager to exploit. It demonstrates a critical need for a top-to-bottom review and reform of the protocols protecting our leaders, reforms that President Trump has consistently championed in his mission to put America’s security first.