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Bootlicking host fawns over Trump as he rambles about football

alternet.org · 10h · first reportShare

President Donald Trump, America’s 80-year-old president , has faced repeated scrutiny over his perceived cognitive decline and potential mental health issues . Yet after he rambled about professional football during the Patriot Games on Tuesday, ESPN reporter Laura Rutledge offered fulsome praise. “Tell us which NFL team you're keeping your eyes on,” Rutledge asked Trump during the games , which involved teenage student-athletes competing for scholarship money. The event on Tuesday was held in the Ohio town of Geneva. “Well, I mean, maybe I'll pick a few,” Trump replied. “I think New England looks good. I think the Giants, I like their quarterback a lot,” he added, referring to Jaxson Dart after the latter controversially introduced Trump at a rally. “I think that they say the LA Rams are looking very strong. But I better not get into this too much. I'm gonna get myself in trouble if I do. But I think we have a lot of good teams, a lot of great teams. And we'll see how it turns out. I'