Nick Saban says former Alabama player 'pushed the red button' in Oval Office during Trump White House visit

Former assemblage shot manager Nick Saban introduced President Donald Trump earlier graduating students astatine the University of Alabama connected Thursday night, but earlier the president could springiness his commencement speech, Saban shared a comic communicative astir the Crimson Tide’s sojourn to the White House during Trump’s archetypal presidency.  

Alabama had defeated the Georgia Bulldogs successful overtime aft trailing 13-0 astatine halftime to triumph the College Football National Championship successful 2018. As contented would person it, the squad was invited to observe their triumph with a travel to the White House. 

President Donald Trump poses with Alabama Crimson Tide caput manager Nick Saban and squad members astatine a ceremonial honoring the College Football Playoff nationalist champions astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected April 10, 2018. (Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)

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Standing connected signifier successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Saban recalled the visit, adding that Trump was a "very gracious host" and had been the archetypal president to invitation the squad backmost to the Oval Office. 

"I instrumentality the 3 captains successful the Oval Office, and the president’s truly bully to everybody, and he’s got this precise big, good-looking, auspicious container connected his table that has a reddish fastener connected top," helium Saban. 

"And 1 of the players said, ‘Is that what you motorboat the missiles with?’ And [Trump] said, ‘Well, propulsion it and find out.’"

President Donald Trump, right, gestures arsenic Alabama Crimson Tide caput manager Nick Saban, left, smiles astatine a ceremonial honoring the College Football Playoff nationalist champion Crimson Tide astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected April 10, 2018. (Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)

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As Saban recalled, the subordinate did not privation to trial destiny — but Trump insisted.

"So [former Alabama linebacker] Rashaan Evans yet got the guts up, went over, pushed the reddish fastener — immoderate woman came successful with a Coke connected a tray," helium said. 

Saban concluded his code by expressing his appreciation to the president "for choosing the University of Alabama for his commencement code and making clip to talk to our graduates." 

Former assemblage shot manager Nick Saban speaks earlier President Donald Trump gives a commencement code astatine the University of Alabama successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama, connected Thursday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Thursday’s code kicked disconnected the authoritative commencement ceremonies astatine the school, which began connected Friday. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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