{"id":1779,"date":"2025-11-11T22:57:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T22:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2025-11-28T01:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T01:05:48","slug":"pat-mcafee-interviews-president-donald-j-trump-on-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/sports-media\/pat-mcafee-interviews-president-donald-j-trump-on-veterans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat McAfee Interviews President Donald J. Trump On Veteran\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/S2GNkCN83jE?si=KXbsVL6H9v_UeEj8\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pat McAfee Show<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aired live on Tuesday from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina, in celebration of Veterans Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McAfee welcomed President Donald J. Trump to the show, marking his very first appearance on the program. Trump\u2019s segment occurred in the second hour of the show, which aired on ESPN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The interview with Trump covered a number of topics, as the 45th and 47th president took shots at his political adversaries, touted his own achievements, and questioned the Washington Commanders\u2019 name change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump\u2019s conversation with McAfee also included the president blasting the NFL\u2019s new kickoff rules that were introduced last season. He also discussed the state of college athletics, along with his experience at the Ryder Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McAfee encouraged the president to shout out a few \u201coorahs!\u201d to the military crowd, and he happily did so.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mr. President why don&#8217;t you drop an OORAH<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will.. OORAH&#8221; ~ <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@POTUS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We love EVERYTHING about that <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PMSLive<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pfgAyceX5R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/pfgAyceX5R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1988310245408731220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"nl\">ONE MORE OORAH<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;OORAH&#8221; ~ <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@POTUS<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PMSLive<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O3eq6f0n6w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/O3eq6f0n6w<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u8cVJsFlYD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/u8cVJsFlYD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1988315170968588779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The president also touted McAfee\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College GameDay<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> colleague Nick Saban, saying that he should get involved in fixing the NIL situation in college sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone in the Trump White House has a connection with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pat McAfee Show<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Last week, McAfee cited info from a White House source, announcing that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/sports-media\/president-trump-joins-fox-sports-for-commanders-lions\/\" target=\"_self\">Trump<\/a> would be in attendance for the Detroit Lions vs. Washington Commanders game. Then, a few days later, Trump made his first appearance on the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McAfee acknowledged that the interview would be polarizing but did say that former President Barack Obama was also invited on the show. However, Obama did not come on, though McAfee said that the 44th president could be appearing on the show at a later date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would like to say though, for the media people that are going to be mad about that happening, that\u2019s the President of the United States. It\u2019s Veterans Day. He\u2019s the Commander-in-Chief.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obviously, if we\u2019re going to have the opportunity to talk to him, we\u2019re going to,\u201d McAfee said. \u201cAs soon as we found out this was an opportunity, I reached out to President Obama as well and his team to potentially come on. Because of scheduling and conflicts, they were very kind and obviously sent incredible hope for the veterans and were thankful\u2026 but because of his schedule, he wasn\u2019t able to do that. But I did reach out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the interview concluded, McAfee made it clear that he was honored to speak to the president.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PatMcAfeeShow<\/a> on interviewing <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@POTUS<\/a>: &#8220;It&#8217;s Veterans Day. He&#8217;s the Commander-in-Chief. Obviously, if we have the opportunity to talk to him, we&#8217;re going to. And he is hilarious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 TRUE! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HH5Lb6zIJ1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HH5Lb6zIJ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1988315039477211312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cListening to him talk about sports is cool. Because I think he is a legit sports fan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pat McAfee Show aired live on Tuesday from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina, in celebration of Veterans Day. McAfee welcomed President Donald J. Trump to the show, marking his very first appearance on the program. Trump\u2019s segment occurred in the second hour of the show, which aired on ESPN. 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