Trump’s Baseball Blast Takes the Sport to Task

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• President Trump hosted Inter Miami CF at White House celebrating 2025 MLS Cup win led by Lionel Messi.
• Trump reminisced about private Yankees box seats with George Steinbrenner and Alex Rodriguez.
• Trump criticized MLB stating it is not as hot now and does things wrong.

President Donald Trump welcomed Inter Miami CF to the White House Thursday for their MLS triumph.

The event honored Lionel Messi’s leadership in the 2025 MLS Cup victory.

Alex Rodriguez attended and joined Trump’s baseball reflections.

“I love sports and I watched my friend A-Rod with George Steinbrenner – we’d sit in his box just the two of us,” said Trump.

“He would never have anybody but me,” Trump added about Steinbrenner. “He liked me, right? He liked me, he liked you. He liked almost nobody.”

Trump highlighted baseball’s past excitement.

“It would be a World Series when baseball was hot – it’s not as hot now, I’ll be honest with you. They do things wrong,” said Trump.

“But when baseball was hot as a pistol, I’d sit [with Steinbrenner] and I’d watch the Yankees. They’d have 30 seats, and it would just be me and him.”

Trump’s honesty underscores traditional American sports values amid modern declines.

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