VIDEO: President Donald Trump named ‘honorary Steeler’ by Rocky Bleier with Mason Rudolph and Miles Killebrew at US Steel

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Updated: 7:21 PM EDT May 30, 2025

So you have *** couple of people here that I wanted to introduce because uh you know, being *** guy that’s watched *** lot of football, this man had tremendous courage. He had *** lot of grip and everybody knows he wasn’t the largest person on the field at all, but he was in many ways the most courageous Rocky blier Rocky, come up here, Rocky, come up here, come up here. Come up here, Rocky, he’s such *** great. Great heart. Come on up here, Rocky. Wow. And two other people I want to bring up because I’m *** fan of your Steelers, and I happen to think *** really good quarterback is *** man named Mason Rudolph, and I think he’s gonna get *** big shot. He’s tall, he’s handsome, got *** great arm. And uh I have *** feeling he’s gonna, he’s gonna be the guy. So Mason Rudolph, come up here and also *** safety who’s an absolute killer, Miles, Killer brew. Do you know Miles? Come on up here, Miles. Come on up here, fellas. What *** team. do this. There you go. Mr. President. On behalf of uh US Steel and to the people of Pittsburgh, more importantly though, to all the Steeler fans that are here this evening. I have the honor of making you an honorary Pittsburgh Steeler and would like to present to you. Your jersey. As With the number 47 as the 47th President of the United States, *** number that hangs in the National Football League Hall of Fame, I’d like to present this to *** Hall of Fame president. Please accept it. He says, come on. Listen, I’m, uh, honored to be here with, with *** great Steer legend like Rocky Blier, somebody who fought for our country, uh, in Vietnam and came back and, and, and you know, played some great football with the black and gold. Um, awesome to be here *** part of this big investment in Pittsburgh, go Steelers. How about this president of ours, huh? Just wanted to say God bless you President Trump and God bless you Pittsburgh. Thank you. You can’t do it.

VIDEO: President Donald Trump named ‘honorary Steeler’ by Rocky Bleier with Mason Rudolph and Miles Killebrew at US Steel

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Updated: 7:21 PM EDT May 30, 2025

President Donald Trump invited Steelers legend Rocky Bleier, quarterback Mason Rudolph and safety Miles Killebrew on stage during his speech at the U.S. Steel plant in West Mifflin on Friday evening.”I have the honor of making you an honorary Pittsburgh Steeler,” Bleier said, as he presented Trump with a black-and-gold No. 47 jersey.Watch the video abovePittsburgh’s Action News 4 is following Trump’s visit to the Irvin Plant and his remarks on the “partnership” between U.S. Steel and Japan-based Nippon Steel. For the latest on those remarks, click here.”I think he’s going to get a big shot,” Trump said of Rudolph, who is back with the Steelers after playing for the Titans last year. “He’s tall, he’s handsome, got a great arm and I have a feeling he’s going to be the guy.””I’m honored to be here with a great Steeler legend like Rocky Bleier, somebody who fought for our country in Vietnam and came back and played some great football for the black and gold,” Rudolph said. “Awesome to be here, part of this big investment in Pittsburgh. Go Steelers.”

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. —

President Donald Trump invited Steelers legend Rocky Bleier, quarterback Mason Rudolph and safety Miles Killebrew on stage during his speech at the U.S. Steel plant in West Mifflin on Friday evening.

“I have the honor of making you an honorary Pittsburgh Steeler,” Bleier said, as he presented Trump with a black-and-gold No. 47 jersey.

Watch the video above

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is following Trump’s visit to the Irvin Plant and his remarks on the “partnership” between U.S. Steel and Japan-based Nippon Steel. For the latest on those remarks, click here.

“I think he’s going to get a big shot,” Trump said of Rudolph, who is back with the Steelers after playing for the Titans last year. “He’s tall, he’s handsome, got a great arm and I have a feeling he’s going to be the guy.”

“I’m honored to be here with a great Steeler legend like Rocky Bleier, somebody who fought for our country in Vietnam and came back and played some great football for the black and gold,” Rudolph said. “Awesome to be here, part of this big investment in Pittsburgh. Go Steelers.”