Peyton Manning Tells Jimmy Kimmel Why He Agreed to Play a Round of Golf With the President

Peyton Manning played golf with President Trump in early June. During an appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' he explained why he did it.

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On Wednesday night, Peyton Manning will host the 2017 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. On Tuesday night, he was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live where he talked with Jimmy Kimmel about everything from enduring his first football-less fall in almost three decades in late 2016 to annoying fantasy football fans.

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But the most interesting part of Manning’s sit-down interview with Kimmel came when the late-night TV talk show host asked the former NFL quarterback about his decision to go golfing with Donald Trump in early June. Manning and Trump had gone golfing together before, but Manning received some blowback this time around since Trump was now the President of the United States.

While speaking with Kimmel, Manning explained why he agreed to play a round of golf with Trump, and he said that he felt like it would have been un-American of him to turn down the opportunity. Manning said that, regardless of political party, he would always be up for golfing with whichever President asked him to hit the links. Here’s the conversation Manning and Kimmel had:

Kimmel: When did you play golf with President Trump?

You can watch that segment of Manning’s interview with Kimmel in the clip above. You can also watch him talk about hosting the ESPYs here:

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