Trump says Roger Clemens should be in National Baseball Hall of Fame

President Trump said on Sunday that former Major League Baseball player Roger Clemons should be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Trump wrote on Truth Social that he played golf on Saturday with Clemens and his son, Kacy. 

"Roger Clemens was easily one of the few Greatest Pitchers of All Time, winning 354 Games, the Cy Young Award seven times (A Record, by a lot!), and played in six World Series, winning two! He was second to Nolan Ryan in most strike-outs, and he should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, NOW!" Trump wrote. 

"People think he took drugs, but nothing was proven. He never tested positive, and Roger, from the very beginning, totally denies it. He was just as great before those erroneous charges were leveled at him. That rumor has gone on for years, and there has been no evidence whatsoever that he was a 'druggie,'" he added. 

Trump compared Clemens to the late baseball legend Pete Rose.

"This is going to be like Pete Rose where, after over 4,000 Hits, they wouldn’t put him in the Hall of Fame until I spoke to the Commissioner, and he promised to do so, but it was essentially a promise not kept because he only 'opened it up' when Pete died and, even then, he said that Pete Rose only got into the mix because of DEATH," Trump wrote.

"We are not going to let that happen in the case of Roger Clemens. 354 Wins — Put him in NOW. He and his great family should not be forced to endure this 'stupidity' any longer!" he added.