Overview
- President Donald Trump shared an obviously AI‑generated video praising Cristiano Ronaldo after their White House meeting, following an official clip labeled “Two GOATS.”
- Cristiano Ronaldo attended the East Room gala as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage alongside figures such as Elon Musk, FIFA’s Gianni Infantino and OpenAI co‑founder Greg Brockman.
- A White House video of the encounter drew roughly 80 million views within hours, and a widely shared group photo was posted on X by entrepreneur David Sacks.
- Trump said his son Barron is a big fan who met Ronaldo, the star received a symbolic key to the White House, and he later thanked Donald and Melania Trump on Instagram.
- The event spotlighted talks about artificial intelligence, F‑35s and a touted $600 billion Saudi investment pledge, while critics denounced the spectacle as sportswashing.