My son will respect me more, said Donald Trump after dinner at the White House, to which the football legend Ronaldo also arrived.
An unexpected Portuguese star also attended the very important Tuesday dinner. The whole event was held to strengthen mutual relationships and at the same time in honor of the Saudi Arab prince Mohammed bin Salman. It was expected that the gathering would be full of influential businessmen and politicians, but who slightly shocked with his arrival was Cristiano Ronaldo. And he did not only shock with his arrival.
The White House confirmed the invitation and Ronaldo's attendance earlier in the day. Getting an invitation from the President is a huge honor, but given the current situation in the United States, its acceptance is a huge political statement. At a time when many celebrities are trying to distance themselves from Trump's government, the athlete clearly shows us which side he is on. According to posts that subsequently appeared on the internet, the footballer is not afraid of it at all.
Barron is a big fan
The President revealed to his guests that his son Barron Trump is a big fan of the striker of the Saudi Arabian football club Al-Nassr.
"Now he could meet him and I think that because of this he respects his father a bit more. Also thanks to the fact that I could introduce him."
Not only Trump's son was grateful, but also Cristiano himself, who also shared about this on his Instagram.
"Thank you Mr. President for the invitation and warm welcome from you and the first lady for me and my future wife. We each have important things we want to pass on and I am ready to do my part and inspire new generations to build a future that is defined by courage, responsibility and long-lasting peace."
The footballer wrote under a post on his Instagram, where he is in a photo together with the president and his girlfriend Georgina.
Selfie that swept the internet
Billions of dollars. That's how some refer to the selfie that quickly went viral. Cristiano posed with people who, in exaggeration, rule the world. The net worth of everyone in the picture could be estimated at trillions of dollars. The wealth of Elon Musk alone could be estimated at up to five hundred billion dollars. The photo was shared on his Instagram by South African businessman David Sacks with the caption "Great night". In addition to him, Elon Musk, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and Howard Lutnick appeared in the photo.
Are Trump and Ronaldo GOATs?
GOAT is used as an abbreviation for the phrase greatest of all time. In translation, this means the best and in this case, therefore, rather the best ones. The White House shared on its social networks a video where Trump and Ronaldo are walking side by side and they've tagged them as two Goats in the caption. However, this did not please fans, whether from one side or the other, and they made their feelings very clear in the comments.
"Cristiano Ronaldo is embarrassing himself. Does he really think this will gain him any more fans?"
"Why is she with him? This is such a disappointment. Hopefully it's AI."
These were some of the angry comments under the post. There were also a lot of comments specifically referring to the caption through goat emojis.
Can visiting the White House be exhausting?
The importance of the whole event overshadowed all the moments that became a trend on the internet due to poor timing or their own oddity. The first variant also refers to a photo of Ronaldo, who was caught with closed eyes by photographers during Donald's speech. A user reacted to this on Facebook with a humorous comment.
"They should have given him another red card."
This was a reference to Ronaldo's not so successful week, when he got a red card for the Portuguese national team because of mocking gestures towards the opponents' fans.
Sources: author's text, instagram, facebook, ndtv.com, bbc.com, thespun.com, idnes.cz
