Overview
- Cristiano Ronaldo attended a White House dinner honoring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before meeting President Trump in the Oval Office.
- Trump presented Ronaldo with a symbolic golden key to the White House, which the footballer later acknowledged in an Instagram post thanking the president and first lady.
- The White House amplified the visit by posting footage captioned “Two GOATS,” and Trump joked that Barron now respects him more after meeting Ronaldo.
- Trump subsequently posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social depicting him and Ronaldo playing soccer in the Oval Office.
- The highly publicized visit drew both praise and criticism online and spotlighted Ronaldo’s ties to Saudi-owned Al-Nassr, marking his first widely photographed U.S. appearance in years.