Trump shares letter from Yankees legend George Steinbrenner, urging him to run for president

President Donald Trump connected Sunday shared a missive from the deceased New York Yankees proprietor George Steinbrenner, urging the existent property mogul to tally for bureau years earlier his archetypal term.

The missive was dated Feb. 23, 1989, from the Yankees’ bureau successful Tampa, Florida, and addressed to the Trump Organization successful New York.

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Donald Trump and George Steinbrenner be Liberty Luncheon connected July 7, 1986, astatine the Waldorf Hotel successful New York City. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Wireimage)

"Saw you connected Morton Downey the different night," the missive read. "He is simply a friend, and I ticker his amusement regularly.

"You were great! You archer it similar it is. It is similar I said to Stephen, you should tally for President immoderate time and get the full damn happening straightened out. You were tremendous connected the show."

Trump and Steinbrenner had a adjacent narration erstwhile "the Boss" died successful 2010. Trump remembered Steinbrenner fondly.

President Donald Trump arrives connected Air Force One astatine LaGuardia Airport, connected Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, successful New York.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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"George was the boss, and helium was a large guy," helium told EXTRA TV astatine the time. "More than anything, George Steinbrenner knew however to win. There was nary 1 similar him."

Trump added, "He had specified a large heart, was idiosyncratic who'd instrumentality attraction of people. He had a beardown heart. I ever said, George volition ne'er truly beryllium appreciated 'til we nary longer person him."

The president appeared astatine a Yankees crippled connected Sept. 11, 2025, and met with players earlier archetypal pitch.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge successful the locker country earlier a shot crippled against the Detroit Tigers. The crippled was successful New York, New York, connected Sept. 11, 2025. (Doug Mills//The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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He watched the crippled adjacent existent squad proprietor Hal Steinbrenner and squad president Randy Levine.

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