- Wayne Rooney met Donald Trump during his time at DC United
- The retired footballer enjoyed a game of golf with the former president of the United States
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Wayne Rooney has recounted his notable encounters with Donald Trump, which included a trip to the Oval Office and a “crazy” round of golf with the former US president.
The former England captain visited the White House during his brief stint in Major League Soccer with DC United, which also coincided with Trump’s tenure as president.
Rooney scored 25 goals in 52 appearances in the nation’s capital between July 2018 and January 2020.
But the 38-year-old also enjoyed the surreal experience of hitting the golf course with Trump, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and the president’s security team.
“The craziest thing about this was that we had Giuliani in the buggy behind us, then there were 50 to 100 golf carts that were all security.” Rooney said Gary Neville, former Manchester United teammate.
Wayne Rooney has recounted his notable encounters with Donald Trump while in the United States.
The former England captain even enjoyed a ‘crazy’ round of golf with the then president of the United States.
“There was a boat on the lake with snipers, there were snipers in the bushes and I thought, ‘What’s going on here?'”
Rooney had previously met with Trump after the commander in chief asked him to give some football advice to his teenage son, Barron.
Barron, who was around 12 years old at the time, is a soccer fan and had reportedly played for DC’s youth team.
“He asked me to give his son soccer lessons,” Rooney added.
‘(Barrón) said: “Do you want to see my dad?” He took me to the Oval Office and then from there, his personal assistant would text me: “Do you want to play some holes?”
Rooney, pictured in 2018, was asked to give soccer lessons to Trump’s son Barron (right).
“There was a boat on the lake with snipers, there were snipers in the bushes,” Rooney revealed.
In December 2018, Rooney and his wife Coleen were Trump’s guests of honor at the White House Christmas party.
At the time it was claimed that Rooney and his family were personally invited by the then president. The Rooney family took a guided tour of Trump’s private quarters.
Meanwhile, in April 2017, Barron was photographed on the White House lawn during the Easter egg drop in a full Arsenal kit.
Neville joked with his former team-mate and asked if Trump could understand his Scouse accent. —Is this the first time that someone from Liverpool has been in the Oval Office? The former England defender also joked.
