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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt found a new way to praise President Donald Trump on Monday ― by saying he might have helped Shedeur Sanders get selected in the fifth round of the NFL draft.
Although the Colorado quarterback and son of the school’s head coach, NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, was expected by many to be drafted in the first round on Thursday, he wasn’t picked until the draft’s fifth round on Saturday.
Some of the reasons bandied around for the draft drop included worries about Sanders’ arm strength, the 94 times he was sacked during his two years at Colorado and how his outspoken father might react publicly if he didn’t like how a team was developing his son.
However, Sanders was finally drafted by Cleveland, who made the move after Trump posted on his Truth Social platform Friday criticizing teams for not selecting the Colorado QB, and claiming Sanders’ “PHENOMENAL GENES” made him “all set for Greatness.”
Considering how bad Trump is polling in his first 100 days during his second term, Leavitt was happy to find something, anything, that she could spin into a positive for her fearless leader.
“Hey, I will say is the president put out a statement, and a few rounds later, he was drafted,” Leavitt said, laughing. “So I think the facts speak for themselves on that one, Peter.”
You can see her take a swing at Doocy’s softball question below.
Leavitt on Shedeur Sanders: "All I will say is the president put out a statement, and a few rounds later he was drafted, so I think the facts speak for themselves." pic.twitter.com/rAFrAbex2s
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2025Although Trump probably loved Leavitt’s cheeky response, many people on X, formerly Twitter, just found it annoying.
Shedeur Sanders and Trump: one throws passes, the other passes the blame.
— 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖_𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@SundaeDivine) April 28, 2025Reporter - “Aliens arrived and landed today in DC”
Rhetorical Barbie - “Well all I can say is, the President believed in Aliens and the next thing you know, they appeared …”
She should replace her gold crosses with gold Trump Head baubles pic.twitter.com/2x36rrUxud
Karoline Leavitt suggests Trump deserves credit for Shedeur Sanders getting drafted — implying Trump’s "statement" somehow influenced NFL draft picks.
At this rate, Trump’s taking credit for the invention of football too. pic.twitter.com/g3NsO9dcOl
NFL owners allow Trump to influence hiring decisions. Example: Colin Kaepernick
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) April 28, 2025This is about the black community…. He needs a new base of support he needs to make up the difference people … he’s lost Latino support, he’s losing white women this entire press conference is fake it until you make it.
This is nothing but theatrics the man is down to single…
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Drafted by a team already with 4-5 quarterbacks lmao. That was a sympathy draft
— Steve Alford (@HercuSteveO) April 28, 2025Karoline Leavitt suggests Trump deserves credit for Shedeur Sanders getting drafted — implying Trump’s "statement" somehow influenced NFL draft picks.
At this rate, Trump’s taking credit for the invention of football too. pic.twitter.com/g3NsO9dcOl
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