During the halftime of Alabama vs Georgia, President Trump and OutKick founder Clay Travis sat down for an interview. Trump shared his perspective on what is happening in the country and even found a way to link all of it back to college football.
Trump, clearly enjoying the scene at a game involving his home state of Georgia, said of the Alabama-Georgia rivalry being played out for world to see in college football:
“This is really big time football, and it’s great to see,” Trump said.
The cameras panned to Trump sitting in his seat as the stadium crowd went wild. Trump watched the game with Senators Katie Britt, Tommy Tuberville, and Steve Daines.
Trump had a similar response when asked about his support among younger voters, saying he was very pleased with the way his campaign was going there.
“We’re way up with young people. It’s an honor. They’re very smart. And she [Kamala Harris] berated them, saying that ‘they aren’t smart’ and, I’ll be honest, they’re a lot smarter than her,” he said.
“There has never been energy like there is now. And I guess it’s me, but it’s also when they look at our country and what has happened. Our country is going bad, and it’s in a very dangerous place right now. But we love our country, and we’re going to make it great again.
On the sports front, Trump blasted the NFL for new kickoff rules and lauded college football for not changing what he described as a more entertaining way of setting up kickoff plays.
He called big-time college football “just like the NFL.” No clue what they are doing with the kickoff return in the NFL. Of course, I do not want to sound controversial but this just appears so ugly.
Trump added that the NFL should go back to what it used to be and not make any changes about increased danger of the game.
“Big time college football is as big as the NFL,” he said. “I don’t know what they’re doing with the kickoff return in the NFL. And I don’t want to get involved in controversy, of course, but it looks so bad.
“And I noticed that they hadn’t’ done that in college, and they shouldn’t do it,” he said. “And I think the NFL should go back. And maybe it is a little bit more dangerous, but I doubt that it’s any more dangerous. It’s football.”
In anticipation of the 2024 election, Trump reinforced the bottom line.
“We’ll have to see what happens on November 5. I think it’s the most important day in the history of our country,” Trump said. “That’s going to be the biggest election we’ve ever had because our country is going bad. I used to say that they are destroying, no they have destroyed our country, and we’re going to bring it back.”
Finally, as the interview was coming to a close, Trump opined on NFL great Tom Brady moving into broadcasting.
“I think he’s done really well. And I think he’ll do really well. He’s a winner, he’s a champion,” Trump said when asked about his performance. “And, there are a lot of people that are jealous of him, so they’re always going to say, no matter how well he does, they’ll stay as negative as they can.”
“I think he’s doing fantastically well,” he said.
