Overview
- Cristiano Ronaldo visited the White House on November 18 and met President Donald Trump, posing for photos in the Oval Office with fiancée Georgina Rodriguez.
- President Trump said his son Barron, a fan of Ronaldo, met the footballer and joked that Barron now respects his father a little more for the introduction, according to remarks reported by the AP.
- Ronaldo traveled to Washington as part of a Saudi delegation during White House events honoring Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- Some outlets reported Trump presented Ronaldo with a symbolic “key to the White House,” and Ronaldo later shared an Instagram message thanking the president and first lady.
- Reactions were divided across social media, with some fans praising the meeting and others criticizing Ronaldo for appearing with the U.S. president.