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President Trump reacted to Fernando Mendoza skipping White House visit with Indiana.
Last week, Mendoza told reporters that he would not be joining his former Indiana Hoosiers teammates at the White House to celebrate their national championship win because he didn’t want to skip practice with the Raiders.
“If it is on the first day of OTAs, like I said, I’m on the bottom of the totem pole here, I got to prove myself, I can’t miss practice,” Mendoza told reporters at a Raiders press conference on Saturday. “As a rookie, I don’t think that’s a good look. I want to try to best serve my teammates, and I don’t think that would be accomplishing that goal.”
Trump: Fernando Mendoza—he didn’t show up. I’m not happy, but that’s ok. He is actually a big fan of what we are doing. pic.twitter.com/9u4YrWbjVc
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 11, 2026
“Fernando Mendoza—he didn’t show up. I’m not happy, but that’s ok. He is actually a big fan of what we are doing for our country.”
Trump: Fernando Mendoza—he didn’t show up. I’m not happy, but that’s ok. He is actually a big fan of what we are doing. pic.twitter.com/9u4YrWbjVc
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 11, 2026