White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discovered a brand new option to reward President Donald Trump on Monday ― by saying he may need helped Shedeur Sanders get selected in the fifth round of the NFL draft.
Though the Colorado quarterback and son of the college’s head coach, NFL Corridor of Famer Deion Sanders, was anticipated by many to be drafted within the first spherical on Thursday, he wasn’t picked till the draft’s fifth spherical on Saturday.
A few of the causes bandied round for the draft drop included worries about Sanders’ arm power, the 94 occasions he was sacked throughout his two years at Colorado and the way his outspoken father may react publicly if he didn’t like how a crew was growing his son.
Nevertheless, Sanders was lastly drafted by Cleveland, who made the transfer after Trump posted on his Truth Social platform Friday criticizing teams for not selecting the Colorado QB, and claiming Sanders’ “PHENOMENAL GENES” made him “all set for Greatness.”
Considering how bad Trump is polling in his first 100 days throughout his second time period, Leavitt was glad to search out one thing, something, that she might spin right into a constructive for her fearless chief.
“Hey, I’ll say is the president put out an announcement, and some rounds later, he was drafted,” Leavitt mentioned, laughing. “So I feel the info converse for themselves on that one, Peter.”
You’ll be able to see her take a swing at Doocy’s softball query beneath.
Though Trump in all probability liked Leavitt’s cheeky response, many individuals on X, previously Twitter, simply discovered it annoying.
