Johnny Damon, a two -time World Series champion who played for the New York Yankees and Boston’s Red Sox, among other teams, said Monday that he was not worried about any drill he can receive for his support for President Donald Trump.
Damon appeared in “The Ricky Cobb Show” by Outkick and talked about when he understood a relationship with Trump, before applying for president. Cobb asked Damon if he heard any difficult conversation of fans about his support for business tycoon.
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The Cleveland Indians left the gardener Johnny Damon, #33, in the refuge against the rays of Tampa Bay in Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on July 17, 2012. (Kim Klement-USA Today Sports)
“I’m not too worried about that because I know the right thing,” Damon said. “I know that illegal immigrants who are criminals should not be in our country. I know it should be a fair playing field, that’s why tariffs approach.
“I mentioned my friends years ago, I thought: ‘Will Ukraine ever pay us? I mean we are giving them so much money’ and everyone said: ‘Yes, I don’t know how that works.’ Well, as we see on the world stage at this time, President Trump is trying to make peace with Russia and Ukraine … and there is a lot of war that nobody wants to have.”
The former gardener said he was trying to do what he thought was suitable for his children.
Baseball player Johnny Damon goes to the crowd before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in his campaign rally at the Florida Central Fairground in Orlando, Florida, on November 2, 2016. (Craig Bailey/Florida today through USA Today Network)
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“So, I can feel pain, but I’m not too worried about that,” he said. “I am a 51 -year -old man with eight children. I’m worried about the future of my children. I want to make sure they live in a safe world.
“I know that I have many friends on the right, many friends on the left and many of them agree with Trump’s policies. They simply don’t like how strong a boss is and our country needed something like that.”
Damon supported Trump’s first presidential election in 2016. In 2020, Trump appointed Damon to serve in the president’s advice on sports, fitness and nutrition.
Johnny Damon and his wife Michelle Mangan arrive at the red carpet for the USA Today’s Legends party at Gila River Resorts & Casinos in Gila River Resorts & Casinos in Chandler, Arizona, on February 10, 2023. (Kirby Lee-USA Today Sports)
Damon joined his fellow champion of the Yankees World Series Mariano Rivera, former Ohio state coach, Urban Meyer, UFC FuC Colby Covington and the member of the Fame Hall of Fame of Soccer Profess Profess Troy Vincent.
