Just after the heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson of Oklahoma State got one of the greatest disturbances in the NCAA thrust history, he got up from the mat and greeted President Donald Trump.
Trump, in addition to a number of other members of his inner circle, attended the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia on Saturday evening.
Hendrickson's main field against heavy favorite and reigning Olympic gold medal winner Gable Steveson was decided in the last 20 seconds of the game.
The Oklahoma State Behemoth scored a 3-point Takedown and prevented Steveson from getting a reversal to win the NCAA title, with his coaches who took him mobile seconds after the clock.
After a few more moments, Hendrickson, second lieutenant in the Air Force of the United States, was draped with an American flag and stood in the direction of the 47th president.
Trump enjoyed the gesture – clapping and waving with his fist to support.
Hendrickson pulled one of the greatest disruptions in the NCAA thrust history and regards Trump
Donald Trump got a standing ovation when he arrived at the NCAA Wrestling Championships
Hendrickson and Trump then embraced for an interview after the game with the Cowboy.
“He said he is very proud of me,” said Hendrickson about Trump. “That is the supreme commander. I am very proud of that. He came here to support his troops, I set up a show for him, I won that national title. '
Trump received a largely raw reception when he came in the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday evening For the second time in three years.
Trump went to Wells Fargo Center not long after 7 p.m. and cut off an interview with a wrestler who was broadcast on ESPN.
The Republican received a standing ovation when he emerged from the entrails of the arena, waved his fans and pumped his fists. There was a bit angry, but they were largely drowned out by songs of 'vs'.
After shaking hands with some of his loyal fans, Trump took place in a VIP section through the mat and sat next to Senator Dave McCormick and his wife Dina Powell.
The entourage of Trump also included Elon Musk, congress member Jim Jordan, a double NCAA National Champion thrust, Staff Chef Susie Wiles and Outkick founder Clay Travis.
Penn State-thruster Carter Starocci made a Beelijn for Trump on Saturday evening, as well as after he had become the very first five-time national champion ever.
Images posted by Pers Secretary of the White House, Karoline Leavitt, shows Starocci shaking with Trump and hands over his trophy to the president before posing for photos.
Hendrickson and Trump then embraced for a live interview with the Oklahoma State Star
Before greeting Hendrickson pointed to Trump, knowing that the president was in the front row
Hours earlier Trump was depicted landing at Philadelphia International Airport on Air Force One. He was greeted by Oklahoma Senator MarkWayne Mullin and his wife Christie.
The A-list Entourage was in Philadelphia to see how Penn State tried to secure his fourth consecutive men's team title.
It is the newest example of how Trump asked in his new term as mainly limited trips to travel around sporting events.
The Republican President spent Friday evening in his club in Bedminster, New Jersey, about 70 miles northeast of Philadelphia, on what his first visit was there for his second term.
“We're going to the big fight. The reason I go is in Philadelphia. They have the NCAA, world, struggling for the university. And I have always supported the wrestlers, “Trump told reporters when he left the White House on Friday evening.
“I want to support them. These are the great university griders of the various schools. '
In the two-plus months since she returned to the White House, Trump lived the Super Bowl in New Orleans and the Daytona 500 in Florida, where his motorcade rode part of the track. While he is president-elect, he went to a UFC fight in New York.
