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Trump says he’ll protect time slot for Army-Navy game by executive order
President Trump aims to block competing broadcasts during the Army-Navy Game's four-hour window to preserve its tradition amid playoff expansion concerns, CBS holds rights through 2038.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that his administration plans to sign an executive order giving the Army‑Navy Game an exclusive broadcast window, and that the second Saturday in December belongs only to Army‑Navy.
- Citing prior policy steps, Trump posted that the tradition is at risk of being pushed aside by more college playoff games and 'Big TV Money,' and referenced his July 'Saving College Sports' executive order.
- The president has been personally involved, attending the Dec. 13 Army‑Navy Game and planning to attend Monday's College Football Playoff national championship, CBS's long‑standing broadcaster.
- If implemented, the order would bar other games from airing during the Army-Navy broadcast slot, while Army and Navy administrators discuss how playoff scheduling could affect December rights.
- The game, a tradition since 1890, began as a friendly rivalry between West Point, New York, and Annapolis, Maryland, but legal and practical questions remain about the authority to impose exclusive broadcast rights.
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