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Trump spikes political football with return of Big Ten season | TheHill - The Hill

Trump spikes political football with return of Big Ten season | TheHill - The Hill

Trump spikes political football with return of Big Ten season | TheHill - The Hill
Sep 16, 2020 1 min, 56 secs

President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump says he doesn't think he could've done more to stop virus spread Conservative activist Lauren Witzke wins GOP Senate primary in Delaware Trump defends claim coronavirus will disappear, citing 'herd mentality' MORE and Republicans are celebrating the planned resumption of Big Ten football, turning the decision to start the season amid COVID-19 into a political football.

The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday that games will begin the weekend of Oct.

Trump has repeatedly chastised states and universities for not allowing in-person learning and football to commence, Republican lawmakers have called for the conference to resume play and Democratic presidential nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenCoons beats back progressive Senate primary challenger in Delaware Biden courts veterans amid fallout from Trump military controversies Biden campaign manager touts 'multiple pathways' to victory MORE blamed Trump for the absence of football in a campaign ad last month.

The Trump campaign issued a lengthy statement declaring Big Ten football was returning "thanks in no small part to the leadership of President Trump.".

Trump was not mentioned in the Big Ten's announcement, and league officials indicated in a news conference that starting the season was a result of advances in coronavirus testing and tracing capabilities.

1 to discuss a possible resumption of games, and he mentioned the conference frequently in interviews and at news conferences when discussing the coronavirus pandemic.

The senior official would not say if the Big Ten accepted those resources and only cited Trump's call with Warren and use of the bully pulpit when asked what tangible action the president took.

By contrast, Trump has been noticeably silent about the absence of football in the Pac-12 Conference, which hosts schools from California, Washington and Oregon, among other states.

Doug Heye, a former communications director for the Republican National Committee, said the resumption of Big Ten football, and football in general, could provide a short-term boost for the president because it takes away a talking point from Democrats.

"Our ability to test consistently and uniformly amongst the conference and to provide that was really important, and I think we have been very comfortable with the idea that we will be able to provide daily rapid testing that will give us great surveillance of our student-athletes," Jim Borchers, team physician for Ohio State University's football team, said in a virtual news conference.

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