President-elect Donald Trump congratulates himself on Army victory
BALTIMORE, Md. — Amidst cheering cadets and weeping midshipmen, President-elect Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday that he was honored to contribute to Army’s win over the Navy team during the 117th Army-Navy game, one of the nation’s oldest and most intense college football rivalries.
“It was a tremendous, tremendous game,” Trump said. “It’s not really great football, but these kids showed a lot of spirit, and I’m glad my presence here was able to give these guys a victory.”
Trump claimed that the internet was flooded with memes about how he was going to make the Army team great again.
“So many excellent, wonderful people have called and thanked me for helping these guys win. Iraq, Afghanistan, those aren’t going to well, so I was honored to lend a hand. I mean, look at this stadium. Completely sold out!”
Trump went on to promise that he would double the size of both teams after he became president, and said he would also ensure players wore only gold-plated helmets for their next s…
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