The primary spotlight is shifting from the Mid-Atlantic out to Indiana, so who else to step in to do some stumping than Bobby Knight?
Legendary Indiana head coach Bobby Knight took the podium at a rally for GOP frontrunner Donald Trump Tuesday night, and he made it clear he is lending his support to Trump. Knight said Trump is the most prepared man in history to step in as president of the United States.
Bobby Knight endorses @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/P85y0vEZah
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2016
Of course, Knight is a certain character and he has his own way of making his points. When addressing how presidential Trump is, Knight confessed to not having any clue what that means. Either way, Knight seems to think very highly of Trump, even suggesting he could go down in history as one of the best president sin the history of the nation.
https://twitter.com/bkesling/status/725456379767455744
Bob Knight: "They said Harry Truman wasn't presidential, and damn. He went on to be one of the 3 best presidents in United States history."
— Stephanie Wang (@stephaniewang) April 27, 2016
Knight: If vote Trump, "They’re going to take all you people & they’re going to put you right next to our founding fathers & G. Washington"
— Stephanie Wang (@stephaniewang) April 27, 2016
Trump sent respect back in Knight’s direction once he took the podium, saying “what a winner that is,” as Knight took a step off the stage.
“What a winner that is." Donald Trump praises Bobby Knight at 1st rally since 5-state sweep https://t.co/o9YWdxxCQj https://t.co/bgJT2kBlGM
— CNN (@CNN) April 27, 2016
Unless we missed it, it feels like this was a wasted opportunity for Trump and/or Knight to take a swipe at GOP rival Ted Cruz for his recent gaffe in Indiana. A day earlier saw Cruz make a campaign stop in Indiana and he made the ill-fated attempt to draw an analogy from the movie “Hoosiers,” in which he referred to a basketball hoop as a basketball ring. That feels like a perfectly placed alley-oop for Knight to rip. Maybe Knight didn’t hear the comment?
