President Donald Trump has made plenty of endorsements since making a foray into American politics. His latest came in the form of support for a recently-fired NFL coach.
Trump posted a message to his social media platform, Truth Social, calling upon NFL teams to hire John Harbaugh after the 63-year-old coach was fired by the Baltimore Ravens after 18 seasons.
‘HIRE JOHN HARBAUGH, FAST,’ Trump wrote on the post. ‘HE, AND HIS BROTHER, ARE TOTAL WINNERS!!!’
Trump’s post about the Harbaughs comes after the family visited the White House in July. Harbaugh spoke about the visit – which his brother, Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, also attended – at a media availability during the offseason.
‘It was an amazing experience,’ Harbaugh said at the time. ‘It’s not often you get invited and you get a chance to do something like that as a family. We were there, my daughter was there, Jim’s daughters were there. My mom and dad were there. My mom and President Trump – just seeing how he treated her was really meaningful.’
Harbaugh went on to explain Trump was the fourth president he had met – along with Joe Biden, Barack Obama (twice) and Ronald Reagan – but that his brother had met seven.
The elder Harbaugh brother also initially took issue with the question posed to him by the Baltimore Banner, which was about denigrating comments Trump had made about Baltimore.
‘I would’ve framed that question like, ‘You got a chance to go visit with the president, man. What was that experience like?” Harbaugh said with a smile. ‘It was amazing. It was awesome. And I promise you, I root for our president. I want our president to be successful just like I want my quarterback to be successful and I want my team to be successful.’
Based on his social media message, it appears that Trump is returning the favor by rooting for Harbaugh’s success. That will have to come with a new team, should the 63-year-old decide to keep coaching in 2026.
Harbaugh is expected to be a candidate for many of the NFL’s six current non-Ravens vacancies. Notably, Super Bowl 47 champion who has posted an 180-113 career record is the early favorite to land the New York Giants’ job.