Oh boy, folks—only in Washington can you get a presidential celebration for a baseball championship and still walk away with headlines that sound like they came straight out of a political cage match.
Let’s rewind: It’s Monday at the White House. The Los Angeles Dodgers are there to celebrate their 2024 World Series victory over the Yankees. It’s red, white, and blue everywhere. Players beaming. Cameras flashing. Even a few tears from diehard fans in the crowd. It’s your classic American victory lap—until Donald Trump takes the mic. Because when Trump’s in the house, the curveballs aren’t just coming from the bullpen.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw presents President Donald J. Trump with a 47 jersey. ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/dqOM7bfamy
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 7, 2025
During the ceremony, Trump is doing his usual—cracking jokes, shaking hands, grinning ear to ear. And then, in true Trump fashion, he veers off the script and drops this little gem about California’s two senators: “I don’t particularly like them.” Crowd laughs. Trump shrugs. “It’s Washington.” Boom.
The jab wasn’t random. It was aimed specifically at Senator Alex Padilla and freshly elected Senator Adam Schiff—yes, that Adam Schiff, the man behind the curtain of the infamous Russia collusion narrative. And while their representatives later said neither senator was present at the event, that didn’t stop Trump from lobbing the verbal equivalent of a 98-mph fastball straight across the plate.
🤣 PRESIDENT TRUMP: “We have a couple of senators here. I just don‘t particularly like them, so I won’t be introducing them!” pic.twitter.com/6ju1bnQmQi
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 7, 2025
And here’s where it gets spicy: Schiff’s opponent in the Senate race? None other than Dodgers legend Steve Garvey. Baseball icon. Fan favorite. And during the campaign, Garvey didn’t exactly hold back—calling out Schiff to his face during a debate for misleading the American public. His words: “You lied to 300 million people. You can’t take that back.” That moment alone could’ve sold season tickets.
So imagine the symbolism now. Garvey’s old team hoisting a World Series trophy in the East Room while the man he ran against gets publicly iced out by the president. That’s a plotline you couldn’t write better in Hollywood.
Happening now behind the scenes, President Donald Trump welcomes
Los Angeles @Dodgers Shohei Ohtani to the Oval Office…POTUS: “It’s a great honor, you’re an amazing athlete and person…” pic.twitter.com/LUUCspxFgu
— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) April 7, 2025
And speaking of stars, Shohei Ohtani got his moment too. Trump called the 2024 National League MVP a “movie star,” which, let’s be honest, isn’t even a stretch. The man’s got the bat, the arm, and the looks that could launch a thousand headlines—and probably a Netflix deal if he wanted one.
