Trump misses chance at March Madness bracket predictions, says he can backdate one

President Donald Trump missed the deadline to capable retired a March Madness bracket. But it doesn't mean helium won't effort and sneak 1 successful afterward. 

While speaking with reporters extracurricular the White House Friday, Trump was asked if helium filled retired a March Madness bracket.

"I didn't. I should have. Have determination been upsets? A couple, right?" Trump responded. 

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"I tin springiness you 1 but possibly backdated."

That would let Trump to disregard the circular that ruined astir each bracket successful the country. 

Through Friday’s aboriginal first-round games, the fig of cleanable brackets successful the NCAA Tournament was down to 0.0044% retired of 34 million, according to the NCAA.

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ESPN’s tracker listed 1,098 cleanable brackets remaining retired of 24 cardinal connected its tract aft Ole Miss’ 71-64 triumph implicit North Carolina. That crippled besides took retired much than 100 brackets successful Yahoo Sports’ Men’s Bracket Mayhem, leaving 81 cleanable brackets, fundamentally down to 0%.

CBS Sports had a akin attrition rate, down to 0.005% unblemished brackets aft the Ole Miss win.

More than 85% of Yahoo’s brackets had Clemson advancing, but the Tigers mislaid to McNeese State, 69-67. That crippled knocked retired 6.6 cardinal ESPN brackets, too.

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Creighton was listed arsenic ESPN’s apical bracket buster aft its 89-75 triumph implicit Louisville successful Thursday’s archetypal game, knocking retired 13,339,089.

Conversely, ESPN reported that each prime was incorrect connected 30 of its brackets.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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