{"id":355156,"date":"2026-05-11T17:40:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/president-trump-says-fernando-mendozas-a-big-fan-at-indianas-white-house-visit"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:40:54","slug":"president-trump-says-fernando-mendozas-a-big-fan-at-indianas-white-house-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/president-trump-says-fernando-mendozas-a-big-fan-at-indianas-white-house-visit","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Says Fernando Mendoza&#8217;s A Large Fan At Indiana&#8217;s White Home Go to"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">President Trump<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Fernando Mendoza Loves Me<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; He Called Me!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-11T15:03:40-07:00\"><br \/>\n               May 11, 2026<br \/>\n              3:03 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-0b8215c6003ffdd076277ac1acef046e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ad2c62eb-0915-4ebb-aabd-db2b75e64348-401453935-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-ad2c62eb-0915-4ebb-aabd-db2b75e64348-401453935-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fernando Mendoza\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/24\/16by9\/2026\/05\/11\/24621bf3fc074d989f507cda63374b15_md.png\" alt=\"051126 donald trump iu football kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0b8215c6003ffdd076277ac1acef046e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9d4595ef7ab1c7920c9eaa7b6454796e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Fernando Mendoza<\/strong> might&#8217;ve missed Indiana&#8217;s trip to the White House on Monday &#8230; but it wasn&#8217;t a political decision &#8212; &#8217;cause <strong>President Trump<\/strong> claims the Las Vegas Raiders quarterback is a huuuge fan.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9d4595ef7ab1c7920c9eaa7b6454796e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a4f21b36beb29304255cb96ab48c8f11\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Hoosiers visited 1600 Penn to celebrate their 2026 national championship victory over the Miami Hurricanes &#8230; and Nos. 45-47 made sure to acknowledge the Heisman winner despite his absence.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a4f21b36beb29304255cb96ab48c8f11--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-584b50d661aa32d9ba7360f28a67136f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260120_16616a2512e541009a343fe53d800b75\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:52124326-0a07-4539-a36b-552ffe4bec5f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/16\/4by3\/2026\/01\/20\/16616a2512e541009a343fe53d800b75_md.jpg\" alt=\"indiana hoosiers sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-584b50d661aa32d9ba7360f28a67136f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c3a80149e3198c1a808f084cb474d409\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Trump said Mendoza called him to let him know he wasn&#8217;t going to be there due to his NFL schedule &#8230; and if it was for any other reason (like if the QB hated him), he wouldn&#8217;t even mention his name.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c3a80149e3198c1a808f084cb474d409--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9afddc248624cbd6985a2eabae12f209\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a great guy, actually,&#8221; Trump said, &#8220;and he is actually a big fan of what we&#8217;re doing for our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9afddc248624cbd6985a2eabae12f209--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1c1839d9308e86f278d9d788f115c9bc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-1c1839d9308e86f278d9d788f115c9bc-2011953227-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n   Fernando Mendoza says he won&#8217;t miss Raiders OTAs to attend the White House with Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m on the bottom of the totem pole here. I gotta prove myself. &#8230; As a rookie, I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s a good look.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NSGxrkG8ZA\">pic.twitter.com\/NSGxrkG8ZA<\/a><br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportingnews\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@sportingnews<\/a>\n     <\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1c1839d9308e86f278d9d788f115c9bc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9721df513e071ec7f15b2427308f93fa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Mendoza previously hinted he wouldn&#8217;t be present for the ceremony &#8230; saying as a rookie, it would probably be best if he were around his new team.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9721df513e071ec7f15b2427308f93fa--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fd3f7f3bc29fea5bc7248eb91d5928b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Trump said he&#8217;s confident Mendoza will thrive in Sin City &#8230; and went on to highlight the Hoosiers&#8217; dominant run in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fd3f7f3bc29fea5bc7248eb91d5928b3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e4b16d1352a8b64445d2efc19e97b2cf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260120_3f4077508fdc48f6b7f408992abbc340\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:52124326-0a07-4539-a36b-552ffe4bec5f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3f\/4by3\/2026\/01\/20\/3f4077508fdc48f6b7f408992abbc340_md.jpg\" alt=\"indiana football getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e4b16d1352a8b64445d2efc19e97b2cf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6b84aa3d2c8aeea84ab1e7a1e7d03033\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It turns out quite a few guys missed the ceremony due to their NFL obligations &#8230; but for those who could make it, they presented Trump with his own custom jersey.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6b84aa3d2c8aeea84ab1e7a1e7d03033--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/11\/president-trump-fernando-mendoza-indiana-white-house\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump Fernando Mendoza Loves Me &#8230; He Called Me!!! 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