Ravens coach John Harbaugh called out a reporter for a way they framed an issue about his recent visit to the White House with President Donald Trump.
During his media availability at Ravens training camp on Wednesday, Harbaugh defended his visit to the White House, which took place earlier this month and included his family, after the reporter brought up Trump’s “denigrating” comments in 2019 concerning the city of Baltimore.
“Why would you frame the query — I’d’ve framed that query like, ‘You bought a likelihood to go visit with the president, man. What was that have like?’” Harbaugh said, with a slight chuckle afterward.
“It was amazing. It was awesome. And I promise you, I root for our president. I would like our president to achieve success identical to I would like my quarterback to achieve success, and I would like my team to achieve success.”
In 2019, Trump bashed the town of Baltimore — calling it a “corrupt, rodent-infested mess,” where residents are “living in hell” — amid a series of verbal attacks against Baltimore Representative Elijah Cummings, a Democratic critic of his administration.
Harbaugh went on to clarify how he, along along with his brother, Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, and their families, were honored to receive an invite to go to the White House.
“It was a tremendous experience. It’s hardly you get invited and get a likelihood to do something like that as a family,” Harbaugh said. “We were there, my daughter was there, Jim’s daughters were there. My mom and pa were there. My mom and President Trump — just seeing how he treated her was really meaningful. That’s the fourth president [I’ve met].
“Jim has met seven presidents, so he’s got the lead on me… I had the prospect to satisfy President Obama twice. Incredible experience. Had a likelihood to satisfy President Biden, when he was vp, in Iraq. I spent a number of time with him in Iraq, which was amazing… So those are moments that I definitely cherish and it means so much.”
