U.S. President Donald Trump on the 6th (local time), referring to the U.S. military operation against Iran, assessed that "Iran's effective military power has been completely eliminated" and said, "The U.S. military is doing a very fine job."
At a White House roundtable that day on the theme of "saving college sports," President Trump responded this way when asked by reporters about the background of holding the event during a wartime situation.
President Trump said, "Iran's army, navy, and communications network have all disappeared," adding, "Its leadership has disappeared twice, and now only the third leadership remains." He said, "What is happening in college sports may not seem that important compared with what is happening in Iran or elsewhere, but it is very important to me."
During the nearly two-hour roundtable that day, President Trump said college sports face serious structural problems due to expanded athlete compensation and regulatory gaps, and argued that institutional improvements are needed through legislative or administrative action.
Earlier in 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was improper for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to impose restrictions that "student-athletes cannot receive salaries and scholarships can only be provided up to tuition." Since then, universities have poured huge sums to secure athletes in major sports such as football and basketball, sharply increasing the operating expense of college sports and widening deficits in college athletic programs.
Criticizing the Supreme Court's 2021 ruling as "a shame," President Trump said he would prepare an executive order to improve this situation, separate from the ruling party Republican Party's work on related legislation.