Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson talks Trump's appearance at NCAA Wrestling Championships

Wyatt Hendrickson, the Oklahoma State wrestler who upset Minnesota’s Gable Steveson for a nationalist championship, called President Donald Trump’s enactment of him "special" connected Monday.

Hendrickson appeared connected Fox News Channel’s "America’s Newsroom" and heard a clip from Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s interrogation wherever the Oklahoma Republican revealed Trump told him helium needed to instrumentality astir and ticker his "big guy." Mullin said Trump was referring to Hendrickson.

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Wyatt Hendrickson of the Oklahoma State Cowboys reacts aft defeating Gable Steveson of the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the Division I Men's Wrestling Championship successful Philadelphia connected March 22, 2025. (Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)

The president got to ticker Hendrickson instrumentality down Steveson to triumph the 285-pound title. Hendrickson past saluted Trump earlier helium was wrapped up successful the American flag.

"That's beauteous special," Hendrickson said of Mullin’s words. "I got to beryllium precise honest, but that is precise special. You know, erstwhile we speech astir the last boss, similar that is my brag of my brag of my boss. 

"So you know, having him beryllium determination and enactment the large athletics of wrestling and beryllium capable to ticker me, you know, person a historical infinitesimal similar that. I mean, that's thing I volition retrieve for the remainder of my life."

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President Donald Trump greets Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson astatine the NCAA Wrestling Championship, Saturday, March 22, 2025, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hendrickson was thrust into the nationalist spotlight aft that infinitesimal connected Saturday. It was revealed helium was a 2nd lieutenant successful the U.S. Air Force and transferred to the Cowboys’ programme from the Falcons to decorativeness retired his NCAA eligibility.

He spoke much astir his Air Force pursuits with Bill Hemmer.

"When I was looking astatine wrestling successful college, I wanted to look astatine much than conscionable that, what my vocation is going to look like," helium said. "And I benignant of realized I've ever been ace patriotic, and I person a bosom to serve. And so, you know, the Air Force Academy was a beauteous casual prime for me. And, it's due to the fact that of the Air Force, I'm capable to beryllium astatine grad schoolhouse wrestling astatine Oklahoma State University."

Wyatt Hendrickson reacts aft defeating Gable Steveson, Saturday, March 22, 2025, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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"So, I mean, the opportunities successful the Air Force are conscionable limitless. And truthful this is conscionable portion of the steppingstone. I'll beryllium capable to wrestle for a mates of years. I'll present beryllium capable to modulation into my occupation and, you know, beryllium capable to service this large state to the champion of my ability."

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