Subject: Travel Pool Report 8/Full locker room remarks
Per request, Trump said in Army locker room:
“The last time I saw your coach, he said, ‘What about a waiver?’ I said, ‘What are you talking about a waiver?’ He said some of these guys could play in the NFL, you could play for the Yankees, you could play for the Mets, you could play basketball, you could play whatever. But you have to serve a long time. And what we are doing now is you’ll go out and make a fortune and after you are all finished with your professional career you will go and you will serve. And everybody is thrilled. That means you can go out and do whatever you want. And it probably gives the coach no reason to ever [inaudible] a game. You’ll never lose a game. So I want to congratulate you ... So good luck to you.”
He made nearly identical remarks to Navy players.
Subject: Travel Pool Report 9/Trump to Army side
President Trump, out of view since the game started, emerged at 4:08. He walked along the sideline and up the stairs to a seat in the 2nd row on the Army side of the field, near the 50 yard line.Wearing a red Keep America Great hat, Trump stopped and waved at reporters, but did not speak.
There were a couple sporadic shouts of “Trump!” and “Let’s go Trump!”
There is about 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. When it ends, Trump will cross the field to the Navy side.