Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh On Meeting With Trump: “I Promise You, I Root For Our President”
Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh is asked about his meeting with President Donald Trump.
REPORTER: In the past Donald Trump has said, denigrating things about Baltimore, including no people who want to live there. As a prominent resident of Baltimore [what do you have to say?] JOHN HARBAUGH, BALTIMORE RAVENS HEAD COACH: Well, how do you frame that question? I would frame the question like, you got a chance to go visit with the President, man. What was that experience like? It was amazing. It was awesome. And I promise you, I root for our President, you know. I want our President to be successful, just like I want my quarterback to be successful. And I want my team to be successful. And it was an amazing experience. You know, it’s not often you get invited and you get a chance to do something like that as a family. You know, we were there. My daughter was there. Jim’s daughters were there. My mom and dad were there. My mom and President Trump, you know, just seeing how he treated her was really meaningful, you know. And that’s the fourth President. Now, Jim met seven. Jim has met seven Presidents, so he’s got the lead on me. I think he pointed it out. Did you guys notice that? All right, he’s got seven. I got four. So I had a chance to meet President Obama twice. Incredible experience. I had a chance to meet President Biden when he was Vice President in Iraq. And spent a lot of time with him in Iraq, which was amazing. And then, you know, 24, 25 years old, Jim got invited also to the White House to meet President Reagan because he was a Heisman Trophy candidate. And we got to go as a family, so I met President Reagan. I have a picture in my office of that. So those are moments that I definitely cherish, and it means a lot.
