Trump touts Senate passage of Protect College Sports Act
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The Senate passed a bill late Monday that President Trump immediately called a “really big deal. ” He wasn’t wrong. The Protect College Sports Act cleared with a 77-22 vote, which is about as close to a landslide as you get in Washington these days.
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President Trump late on Monday lauded the passage of the Protect College Sports Act in the Senate, calling the bill that looks to reshape college sports a "really big deal." Lawmakers passed the bill 77-22 with bipartisan support after months of debate, including from critics of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "This is a
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The Senate passed a bill late Monday that President Trump immediately called a “really big deal.” He wasn’t wrong. The Protect College Sports Act cleared with a 77-22 vote, which is about as close to a landslide as you get in Washington these days. And it took aim at the one thing fans, players, and families all seem tired of: the NCAA’s old way of doing business. For years the NCAA acted like a cartel that set the rules, collected the money, and left everyone else guessing. This bill is a signal that the era is over.
A rare bipartisan win like this doesn’t happen by accident. It took months of debate and pressure from people who actually watch college sports and noticed how broken the system had become. The old model told a scholarship athlete he couldn’t earn a dollar from his own image while the conference commissioners flew private. Then the NIL era arrived with no real guardrails, and chaos followed. What the Protect College Sports Act does is give the whole thing a federal floor: consistent rules, real protections, and a structure that lets athletes benefit without turning every recruiting visit into an auction.
Credit where it’s due: President Trump leaned on this because he saw it as a kitchen-table issue, not a niche D.C. fight. He treated college sports like a matter of fairness, not just policy. And it worked. The Senate’s 77 votes include Democrats and Republicans alike, which tells you something. Families making college decisions aren’t choosing between red and blue. They’re choosing between a system that works and one that doesn’t. The NCAA’s critics have been right for years, and now there’s a law with actual teeth to back them up.
This isn’t a perfect bill, and the House still has to do its part. But for once, Washington didn’t kick the can down the field. It watched a Saturday game, saw the mess, and did something about it on Monday. That’s a win for anyone who believes the players, the fans, and the game itself deserve better than what we’ve been getting.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.