Trump had more than 120 athletes, coaches, staff and representatives from Team USA for a special celebration at the White House on Thursday night to celebrate their achievements at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.As Trump referenced "the collegiate athletic system is the engine of American Olympic dominance," producing 88% of the Team USA representatives in those Games alone, he urged the House and Senate to pass the bill, which he said he would sign immediately at his desk.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!President Donald Trump hosts Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in the East Room of the White House on Aug.
6, 2026, in Washington, D.C.Trump held a reception to honor the team's medal achievements at this year's Winter Games, where American athletes earned 57 total medals, including 25 gold.
(Getty Images)"I’m urging the House and the Senate to come together, bipartisan if possible and it looks like they have done, to send the bill to my desk and I will sign it.I think we have no choice," Trump said.
"We have to get that done.If we don’t, we’re very foolish.
Nobody knows what will happen.We’re in Never-Never Land.
We’re not going to let that be happening.We’re not going to let that happen to these great people and others."Trump added that his administration is "doing everything we can to protect the cherished sporting traditions that have long been a part of our nation."DONALD TRUMP SAYS COLLEGE SPORTS 'TURNING INTO PRO SPORTS' WITH NO RULES, URGES FOR BIPARTISAN BILL TO SIGN"Already we’ve done a lot to save women’s sports, and we’re also saving college sports.
We’re in the process of working very hard," he said.The Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan bill that NCAA officials continue to lobby lawmakers to pass, would provide the collegiate governing body with greater antitrust legal protections while also establishing a uniform framework for col...