Donald Trump Jokes About March Madness Bracket Strategy — And It’s Not Exactly Honest
President Donald Trump joked about bending the rules on a potential bracket for college basketball’s March Madness.
Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Trump on Friday if he’d filled in a bracket for the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Basketball Tournaments.
“I didn’t, I should have,” replied Trump, who caught heat for not doing so during his first term.
Former President Barack Obama, his predecessor, routinely did.
“Have there been upsets? A couple, right?” the current president asked Doocy.
Doocy suggested it was now “too late” for Trump to fill in a bracket.
“A little bit late,” Trump acknowledged.
Then he came up with a way to get around that problem.
“I should give you one but maybe backdate it, right?” Trump asked.
Watch the exchange here:
"Did you fill out a NCAA March Madness bracket?"
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) March 21, 2025
TRUMP: "I didn't. I should have. Have there been upsets? A couple, right?"
"Too late now?"
TRUMP: "A little bit late. I could give you one. But maybe back date it, right?" pic.twitter.com/ozN0SmYS0X
As of Monday morning, there were no perfect brackets remaining in the men’s tournament and just 141 were left in the women’s.
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