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Friday, November 22, 2024

Trump Says Leagues Set ‘Impossible’ Ticket Prices

The former president said he would “work on” high ticket prices if he won the election, without providing any specifics.

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During his time in the White House, former U.S. President Donald Trump attacked NFL owners for letting their players kneel in protest of systemic racism. Just ahead of Election Day, Trump was asked about the issues he feels sports fans face by Bill Belichick and Jim Gray on SiriusXM’s Let’s Go! podcast.  

The former president believes leagues are pricing out middle-class sports fans with high ticket prices. “The leagues are not taking care of their fans. They really aren’t. They’re making it impossible.” Trump said he would “work on” high ticket prices if he won the election, without providing any specifics. (The cost for a family of four to attend an NFL game was $631.63 in 2023, up 7.1%, according to Team Marketing Report.) 

Unsurprisingly, Trump says he still has beef with the NFL. “They don’t treat people well. And they don’t treat their fans well.”

Trump also predicted he could solve the PGA Tour–LIV Golf feud in “the better part of 15 minutes.” (Recent reports indicate a deal is close.) He called MLB keeping the late Pete Rose out of the Hall of Fame a “ridiculous” decision. Trump thinks the NFL’s new kickoff rule looks “weird.” Belichick agreed.

[Related: The NFL, MLB, NBA Owners That Donated to Trump or Harris]

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