Dan Gilbert Weirdly Joined the Chicago Cubs' Visit to the White House Today. Why?

By Eric Sandy on Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 2:39 pm

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We have a lot of questions for Dan Gilbert, but right now our main concern is why he joined the Chicago Cubs' visit to the White House today.

During a photo op/press conference-type event typical for championship-winning teams, the 2016 Cubs found JACK Entertainment CEO and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert in their midst. President Donald Trump even called out for him by name amid a flurry of shutter snaps.

"Where's Dan? Where's Dan Gilbert?" Trump asked multiple times before pointing at the Detroit-based billionaire and beckoning him closer. "Do you want a good baseball player to play basketball?" he said, gesturing to the team that beat your friends and mine, the Cleveland Indians, in a hard-fought seven-game series last fall.

Trump then described the Cavs' season as "good ... not great."

WATCH: President Trump welcomes Chicago Cubs to the White House to celebrate team's World Series victory https://t.co/T5uqoA85rO pic.twitter.com/QY6WH1Lj3v
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 28, 2017

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