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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,216 posts)
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:26 PM 11 hrs ago

Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame

Source: Washington Post

Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame

“I think we’re going to see Theodore Roosevelt inducted,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an event on Thursday.

April 18, 2026 at 2:12 p.m. EDT Today at 2:12 p.m. EDT
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President Donald Trump joined NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser last year to announce plans to host the 2027 NFL Draft in Washington. (Annabelle Gordon/For The Washington Post)

By Dan Diamond
The Trump administration has urged professional football’s leaders to induct Theodore Roosevelt into the sport’s hall of fame, with one top official predicting it will happen within the year.

“I’d say keep it a secret. Keep your fingers crossed. But I think we’re going to see Theodore Roosevelt inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an event Thursday at the National Portrait Gallery, touting the former president’s work to make the game safer.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/18/nfl-hall-theodore-roosevelt-trump/



There's a payoff in here somewhere.

The New York Post was the first paper to have the story. It is not acceptable as a news source in LBN.

NFL Exclusive

Senior Trump official pushing for Teddy Roosevelt’s induction into Football Hall of Fame: ‘Saved football’
By James Franey
Published April 18, 2026, 1:35 p.m. ET

https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/sports/trump-official-pushes-for-teddy-roosevelts-football-hall-of-fame-induction/
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Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago OP
James Caan was great in Brian's Song. displacedvermoter 11 hrs ago #1
So was Billy Dee Williams. ShazzieB 8 hrs ago #19
I attended a university with the best football team in the world. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #2
So, you went to Florida State? Lochloosa 10 hrs ago #6
ha ha do they have a football team? Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #9
Do you know the difference between FSU's football team and a dollar bill? rubbersole 9 hrs ago #15
You got my vote! Permanut 6 hrs ago #28
WTF That's real important. Something else for Trump to claim he accomplished as his legacy. flashman13 11 hrs ago #3
I nominate Ted Cruz... walkingman 11 hrs ago #4
Apparently, Trump doesn't have anything better to do. sop 10 hrs ago #5
Insane. Srkdqltr 10 hrs ago #7
Is this meant to deflect attention from the fact that TR received an actual (not g(r)ifted) Nobel Peace Prize? jls4561 10 hrs ago #8
Shush, now! GenThePerservering 10 hrs ago #10
The D.C. Mayor doesn't blue-wave 10 hrs ago #11
So does Goodell actually. Both of them are there because the KPN 6 hrs ago #25
Not the Onion? Talitha 10 hrs ago #12
The real football helmet testing was done under Howard Taft's administration Brother Buzz 10 hrs ago #13
Kash Patel conducting an investigation into international terrorism. rubbersole 9 hrs ago #16
I thought Trump was down on various displacedvermoter 9 hrs ago #14
Glad our government is focused on the important issues Mysterian 9 hrs ago #17
Roosevelt, was not a typical Republican bmichaelh 9 hrs ago #18
Roosevelt would've hated Trump with every fiber of his being nt Rob H. 8 hrs ago #20
Well that should bring down the price of gas. SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #21
At least 50% of the population Henry203 8 hrs ago #22
He was the four-term guy, right? (ducks) eggplant 7 hrs ago #23
If that is right, that is sad. Teddy was a huge influence in the creation of our KPN 6 hrs ago #26
Teddy enacted safety regulations. BidenRocks 6 hrs ago #24
Pretty transparent: TR is step 1, to set precedent. Then they will demand The Dotard get it too. RockRaven 6 hrs ago #27
WTF is LBN? God, I hate acronyms. Firestorm49 5 hrs ago #29
Late Breaking News BidenRocks 5 hrs ago #30

rubbersole

(11,248 posts)
15. Do you know the difference between FSU's football team and a dollar bill?
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:08 PM
9 hrs ago

You can get 4 quarters out of a dollar bill.

🙌 - Go Canes!

walkingman

(10,978 posts)
4. I nominate Ted Cruz...
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:42 PM
11 hrs ago

The "Ted Cruz Curse" is a sports superstition among Texans, holding that Texas-based sports teams lose when Senator Ted Cruz attends their games or cheers for them.

jls4561

(3,206 posts)
8. Is this meant to deflect attention from the fact that TR received an actual (not g(r)ifted) Nobel Peace Prize?
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:45 PM
10 hrs ago

If this bunch of bozos actually wanted to honor the spirit of TR, they would preserve his legacy of reverence for the natural wonders of this country.

blue-wave

(5,359 posts)
11. The D.C. Mayor doesn't
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 07:29 PM
10 hrs ago

have just a frown on her face. That looks like a scowl to me. Did anyone coerce her to be there?

KPN

(17,433 posts)
25. So does Goodell actually. Both of them are there because the
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 11:08 PM
6 hrs ago

billionaires own own Trump told them to be there, and support Trump.

Brother Buzz

(40,090 posts)
13. The real football helmet testing was done under Howard Taft's administration
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 07:38 PM
10 hrs ago

An Old-School Method of Testing Football Helmets from 1912

displacedvermoter

(4,723 posts)
14. I thought Trump was down on various
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 07:58 PM
9 hrs ago

rules brought in to improve safety, like kickoff rule, quarterback protection rules, and other attempts at injury prevention. Not sure what brought this on.

Mysterian

(6,567 posts)
17. Glad our government is focused on the important issues
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:19 PM
9 hrs ago

How have we not yet revolted against the insanity?

bmichaelh

(1,217 posts)
18. Roosevelt, was not a typical Republican
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:39 PM
9 hrs ago

Last edited Sat Apr 18, 2026, 11:36 PM - Edit history (1)

Has anyone told them although he is considered a Republican, he would probably have very little in common with Trump's Republican party.

He left the Republican Party and joined the Progressive Party.

He was also a trust buster in some cases.

I saw the film The Longest Day recently.

Henry Fonda, played his son in that movie and he stormed the beaches on D-Day and despite having arthritis, he refused to use that as excuse to avoid combat.


KPN

(17,433 posts)
26. If that is right, that is sad. Teddy was a huge influence in the creation of our
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 11:13 PM
6 hrs ago

National Forest and National Park systems. He was actually a progressive.

RockRaven

(19,549 posts)
27. Pretty transparent: TR is step 1, to set precedent. Then they will demand The Dotard get it too.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 11:16 PM
6 hrs ago

And why should The Dotard be in the pro football HOF? Because fuck you, that's why.

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