President Trump reportedly reached out to former New York Yankees player and current MLB analyst Alex Rodriguez for his thoughts on the administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“During marathon day of meetings earlier this week, President Trump continued outreach across the country regarding coronavirus & phoned former Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez,” ABC senior editorial producer John Santucci tweeted Friday. “Multiple sources tell ABC, the president spoke to ARod from the Oval Office.”
On Saturday, Trump fired back, tweeting, “More Fake News!” in response to the ABC report.
Santucci said a source in contact with Rodriguez told ABC the call with Trump was “pleasant” and said the president was seeking Rodriguez’s thoughts about the coronavirus response.
A source close to Rodriguez told @ABC the call with Trump was “pleasant” adding that Trump was seeking thoughts from ARod about the coronavirus response. Sources say there was no discussion of AROD or his fiancé Jennifer Lopez taking on any official effort.
— John Santucci (@Santucci) March 28, 2020
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Trump asked ex-Yankee Alex Rodriguez for coronavirus advice: report https://t.co/cY1ww0Hxrd pic.twitter.com/TYlkrzVZYj
— The Hill (@thehill) March 29, 2020
It makes sense because he’s a noted virologist. https://t.co/AwzYJCHVq5
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) March 28, 2020
Yeah, why bother talking to one of the four living human beings who've ever done your job when you can call a guy you saw play baseball. https://t.co/gbk5JFum1M
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 28, 2020
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