in-town pool report #7: POTUS exit

POTUS took no questions from the media at the end of the Inter Miami event and exited the East Room at 5:06 pm, inviting the team to join him in the Oval Office.

A few highlights from the ceremony:

POTUS reflected on his history with soccer. "I shouldn’t say this, because you’ll say I’m old, but I watched Pele play," he said. Then he turned to Messi. "I don’t know, you may be better than Pele," he said, before asking the audience, "Who’s better?"

On the other hand, he said, "Baseball is not as hot. They do things wrong now."

POTUS commented several times about how attractive the team was. "Good-looking people. I don’t like good-looking men. You don’t feel so good about yourself," he said. Later on: "Do you have any bad-looking players? I like the bad-looking guys much better."

Owner Jorge Mas presented POTUS with a custom Trump #47 jersey, a signed ball and a watch.

Alexei Koseff

San Francisco Chronicle

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