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President Donald Trump delivered connected his committedness to protect nan contented of nan yearly Army-Navy shot game, signing nan "Preserving America’s Game" executive bid during nan Midshipmen’s sojourn to nan White House connected Friday.
Navy defeated Army successful a thrilling 17-16 triumph to triumph nan Commander successful Chief’s Trophy successful December during a historical play that saw nan programme decorativeness 11-2, marking nan team’s first back-to-back 10-win seasons successful programme history.
President Donald Trump holds up a helmet arsenic he speaks during nan Commander-in-Chief's Trophy position pinch nan Navy Midshipmen shot squad successful nan East Room of nan White House successful Washington, District of Columbia, connected March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The champions were honored pinch a White House visit, during which Trump signed nan executive bid months aft signaling his intentions to combat nan description of nan College Football Playoff.
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"The yearly Army-Navy crippled is genuinely 1 of nan astir typical occasions successful each of sports, but successful caller years, nan College Football Playoff description has encroached connected this ineffable four-hour clip slot traditionally reserved for Army-Navy," nan president said during his reside Friday.
"I'm going to motion an executive bid to guarantee that nan 2nd Saturday successful December is preserved exclusively. Nobody's playing shot – not Ohio State against Notre Dame, not LSU against Alabama – nobody's going to play shot for 4 hours during that very typical clip of nan twelvemonth successful December. It's preserved everlastingly for nan Army-Navy game."
Trump joked that nan ramifications of signing nan executive bid mightiness consequence successful a lawsuit.
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive bid during nan Commander-in-Chief's Trophy position pinch nan Navy Midshipmen shot squad successful nan East Room of nan White House successful Washington, District of Columbia, connected March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
"Of course, we'll astir apt get sued astatine immoderate point. We will get sued, but we triumph those suits and we'll triumph this one."
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"It's conscionable an grant to do because it's specified an important contented of our country," nan president continued. "It's beyond football, actually. It's a contented of our country."
The executive bid states that "no assemblage shot game, specifically assemblage football’s CFP aliases different postseason games, beryllium broadcast successful a mode that straight conflicts pinch nan Army‑Navy Game."
Navy caput coach Brian Newberry echoed nan president’s remarks aft nan bid was signed.
"Thank you for signing that executive bid and protecting nan sanctity of nan Army-Navy game. It's a crippled pinch a soul, and it deserves to beryllium protected. Thank you very much."
President Donald Trump signs an executive bid during nan Commander-in-Chief's Trophy position pinch nan Navy Midshipmen shot squad successful nan East Room of nan White House successful Washington, District of Columbia, connected March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Trump first signaled his intentions to motion nan executive bid successful a Truth Social station successful January, saying astatine nan time, "This unthinkable Tradition is now astatine consequence of being pushed speech by much College Playoff Games, and Big TV Money. NOT ANYMORE!"
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The president has taken typical liking successful assemblage shot during his 2nd term. Earlier this month, he held a roundtable chat pinch notable officials, including NCAA President Charlie Baker, erstwhile Alabama caput shot coach Nick Saban, New York Yankees President Randy Levine, and each of nan Power Four commissioners, among others.
The group met to analyse solutions to cardinal challenges, including NCAA authority, name, image and likeness (NIL) issues, corporate bargaining, and governance concerns.
Fox News Digital’s Ryan Morik contributed to this report.
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