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Former MLB pitcher Noah Syndergaard, best known for his time as a young star with the New York Mets, spoke out in support of President Donald Trump on Tuesday while criticizing the president’s critics.
Syndergaard said he has always been a fan of Trump and met him for the first time at the White House on Tuesday for an event celebrating the presidential fitness test.
“It’s a dream come true, I’m enjoying this happiness right now,” Syndergaard said of meeting Trump during an interview on PK Press Club Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle.”
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New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard throws against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a baseball game in Atlanta on October 3, 2021. (Ben Margot/AP)
“I really don’t understand the negativity or the pessimism that he feels from the media and part of the population of this nation because he is such a patriotic guy and he cares so much about everyone, the health of this nation and the health of this world.”
Syndergaard went on to say he was “envious” of Trump’s mental energy at 79 years old.
“II envy this guy’s mental energy, the sharpness he has, the comical nature of everything he says. It’s just a joy to be here,” Syndergaard said.
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Noah Syndergaard of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch during the second inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on April 30, 2023. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Syndergaard was one of the athletes invited by Trump to the White House on Tuesday for the event celebrating Trump’s plan to bring back annual fitness testing to schools in the United States.
“Professional baseball pitcher, Noah Syndergaard, sometimes known as Thor, and he looks like me,” Trump told Syndergaard during the ceremony. “He’s a man I wouldn’t want to fight.”
Syndergaard said he was a strong supporter of fitness testing, recounting his own experience with the tests as a child.
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Starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on May 15, 2023. (Kvork Djansezian/Getty Images)
“It hits me because I remember taking all these tests in elementary and middle school. And if I was a kid, if you had told me, I would be sitting here talking to you, talking about the President’s Fitness Council when I was, I don’t know, 10 years old, I would have called you, you’re crazy. And as a kid, I kind of grew up as what we would call a late bloomer or a beefy kid.,” » said Syndergaard.
“It’s important to be healthy and be active and get out and compete and expose yourself to as many sports and activities as possible. I mean the interaction I had with all the kids today, being able to throw a few groundballs, do a few pull-ups, just get out in the sun and the long white was just an incredible experience.“.
