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Newly appointed President Donald Trump made an appearance during Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship game.
During halftime of Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, ESPN cutaway from its halftime show coverage to an address from Trump, who was not at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Trump made a political statement surrounding his first day in office before he talked about the game.
Here is the full transcript of what he said:
“Hello to my great, fellow Americans. This has been a historic and exciting day for our country. In recent years, our people have suffered greatly, but starting now, we’re going to bring America back and make it safer, richer and prouder than ever before. We will have a nation filled with compassion, strength and exceptionalism. Through our power and might, we will stop wars and we will lead the world to peace. We will be respected again and we will be admired again, admired like we haven’t been in many, many years. We’ll put America first, and by doing so, we’re going to make America great again. In less than three months since the election, you have already seen it happening. You can feel the excitement and you can see the confidence and spirit returning to our nation. Together, we’re going to lead our country to glorious new heights. The golden age of America has just begun.
“To all of the players and fans watching tonight, I know it’s been a long and difficult journey. It’s been a long season, but you have two tremendous teams, and get to the game and go out and fight hard and fight fair and let the better team win, and I’m going to enjoy watching it. Thank you, and good night,” he said.
The message, recorded earlier on Monday, aired hours after Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. On Monday night, Trump was at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. as he signed dozens of executive actions.
“With Donald Trump’s Inauguration occurring on the day of the CFP National Championship, it makes sense to include a message from the President, a practice that occurs regularly during major sporting events – including earlier this month from President Biden before the Sugar Bowl,” an ESPN spokesperson said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports.
ESPN referred to a message from former President Joe Biden that aired prior to the Sugar Bowl, which was postponed a day after a man killed 14 people and injured 30 more in the early hours of New Years’ Day in New Orleans – where the game was located – by driving a pickup truck through a large crowd on Bourbon Street and engaged in a shootout with authorities.
Trump had previously attended the national championship game during his first term of presidency. He was at 2018 College Football Playoff national championship game in Atlanta between Alabama and Georgia and the 2020 College Football Playoff title game in New Orleans between LSU and Clemson.
