John Enabnit
IN ROUGH: Ivanka Trump, with dad Donald, greets Tiger Woods Sunday after he won a Florida golf tournament, a day after alleged stalker John Enabnit (inset) was nailed for sneaking onto the “Blue Monster” course with a fake press pass. (Reuters)
Ivanka Trump’s homeless stalker traveled to Florida and conned his way into the VIP area of the famed “Blue Monster” golf course by pretending to be a reporter, cops said.
John Enabnit — who was busted in New York last month for allegedly stalking the Trump heiress — was picked up more than 1,000 miles away at her family’s Trump Doral Golf Resort & Spa after he was kicked out of a golf tournament Saturday while wearing a forged press pass.
Enabnit, 32, told cops he was dead-set on making Trump see his point of view.
“He said he was in love with her and he was going to continue to do this so they can work it out. Once she talks to him, she will see it his way [and fall in love with him],” said Doral Police Chief Richard Blom.
Security grew suspicious of Enabnit, who was loitering by the VIP tent on the 18th hole where Ivanka and dad Donald Trump were spotted pressing the flesh during the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, cops said.
They questioned him, and realized he was a fraud, said Blom, adding that Enabnit’s American International News Service press pass bore his picture, but had someone else’s name.
But it wasn’t until hours later that the same cop who booted him recognized his mug hanging on a flier, which said he was not allowed anywhere on the property.
Cops tracked him to a Best Western on Monday, where he happily left with authorities — since he had run out of money for a third day at the hotel, Blom said.
They interviewed him at the police station for six hours and fed him Wendy’s — during which he professed his love for Ivanka and said he just wanted to talk.
Enabnit, who waived extradition, could face felony criminal contempt charges in New York.
He was being held at the Miami-Dade Pre-Trial Detention Center.
“We’re just waiting for New York to pick him up,” said a spokeswoman for the Miami state attorney’s office. “We want him out of here.”
Reps for Ivanka and Donald Trump did not respond to messages for comment. Enabnit’s lawyer, Andrew Friedman, declined to comment.
Enabnit was arrested last month for stalking and harassment after crashing Ivanka’s perfume launch.
“You’re going to need an order of protection against me!” he screamed as he was hauled away.
The homeless man had already showed up at the Fifth Avenue Trump Tower seven times last month and demanded to speak with Ivanka, 31, according to court documents.
Additional reporting by Erica Landau in Doral, Fla.