Bobby Knight took the stage in Indianapolis, Ind., Wednesday night on behalf of Donald Trump. The former Indiana University basketball coach promised the thousands in attendance that under a Trump administration, an overseas attack on an American embassy would not happen again.
“In a Trump administration, there will never be another thing like what happened in Benghazi,” Knight said, but without mentioning Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who was secretary of state at the time of the attack.
Trump came out first to introduce Knight, who later re-introduced Trump to the crowd. The three-time national championship-winning coach, a revered figure to Hoosier fans, said if elected, the New York businessman would have a better relationship with the military than any previous president.
Knight, who clarified that he was not in the business of representing the Republican Party, said he was there to call on voters to hit the polls May 3 and support Trump.
Trump explained that Knight first contacted him a year ago, two months before he announced his presidential bid.
The outspoken coach told Trump he loved his attitude and pleaded with him to run for the Oval Office, saying he would endorse him. Trump admitted he shrugged it off, but kept his contact information in case he needed it at a later date. Then earlier this month, the New Yorker’s campaign team contacted Knight, who Trump believed would be “the greatest endorsement in the history of Indiana” because “he’s a winner, he’s a champ.”
“All the tough guys endorse me,” Trump said, also citing Mike Tyson’s support of his campaign.
