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 were 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 footballs leaders to induct Theodore Roosevelt into the sports hall of fame, with one top official predicting it will happen within the year.
Id say keep it a secret. Keep your fingers crossed. But I think were 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 presidents 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.
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displacedvermoter
(4,723 posts)He should be inducted as well!
ShazzieB
(22,708 posts)I say induct them together!
Irish_Dem
(81,833 posts)I should be inducted too.
Lochloosa
(16,758 posts)Irish_Dem
(81,833 posts)I thought they just rode on surfboards.
rubbersole
(11,248 posts)You can get 4 quarters out of a dollar bill.
🙌 - Go Canes!
Permanut
(8,452 posts)flashman13
(2,455 posts)walkingman
(10,978 posts)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.
sop
(18,880 posts)Srkdqltr
(9,828 posts)jls4561
(3,206 posts)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.
GenThePerservering
(3,494 posts)Let them nominate a radical nature lover who supported national health care!
blue-wave
(5,359 posts)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)billionaires own own Trump told them to be there, and support Trump.
Talitha
(8,078 posts)Brother Buzz
(40,090 posts)An Old-School Method of Testing Football Helmets from 1912

rubbersole
(11,248 posts)displacedvermoter
(4,723 posts)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)How have we not yet revolted against the insanity?
bmichaelh
(1,217 posts)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.
Rob H.
(5,866 posts)SunSeeker
(58,338 posts)Henry203
(943 posts)Has no idea who Teddy Roosevelt was.
eggplant
(4,218 posts)KPN
(17,433 posts)National Forest and National Park systems. He was actually a progressive.
BidenRocks
(3,373 posts)magats don't like regulations.
Let them play 1904 rules!
RockRaven
(19,549 posts)And why should The Dotard be in the pro football HOF? Because fuck you, that's why.