Taking a break from attacking Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky after an ugly scene in the Oval Office on Friday that shocked the world, Donald Trump, seemingly out of nowhere, lashed at Major League Baseball in an overnight rant on Truth Social.
To go along with his pardons of the rioters who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, the president announced he is going to pardon the late baseball great Pete Rose who has been banned from entering the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Rose, the all-time hits leader was banned by MLB after he was found to have bet on baseball games and later admitted he lied to investigators.
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On Truth Social, Trump insisted the real disgrace was the shunning of the longtime member of the Cincinnati Reds who later played for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos.
"Major League Baseball didn’t have the courage or decency to put the late, great, Pete Rose, also known as 'Charlie Hustle,' into the Baseball Hall of fame. Now he is dead, will never experience the thrill of being selected, even though he was a FAR BETTER PLAYER than most of those who made it, and can only be named posthumously. WHAT A SHAME! " the president ranted.
He then added, "Anyway, over the next few weeks I will be signing a complete PARDON of Pete Rose, who shouldn’t have been gambling on baseball, but only bet on HIS TEAM WINNING. He never betted (sic) against himself, or the other team. He had the most hits, by far, in baseball history, and won more games than anyone in sports history. Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy ass, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!"
You can see his post here.
