Trump has been a longtime supporter of Rose, who was permanently placed on the ineligible list in 1989 as part of an agreement with MLB after an investigation unearthed ample evidence that he had gambled on the Cincinnati Reds while he was managing them. Rose agreed to the punishment without formally admitting guilt, but had his requests for reinstatement rejected or ignored by three different MLB commissioners, including Manfred, before his death in 2023.