Trump excited to attend NCAA Wrestling Championships: 'We're going to the big fight'

President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed he is going to Philadelphia to watch the NCAA Wrestling Championships and spoke to reporters about being too late to set up a March Madness bracket.

President Donald Trump on Friday spoke about going to the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday. 

Trump told reporters outside the White House that he is headed to Philadelphia to attend the final rounds of the tournament, as Penn State looks to close out the championship with a substantial lead of 90.5 over second-place Nebraska at 62.5 and third-place Oklahoma State at 61.0. 

"We're going to the big fight. The reason I'm going is in Philadelphia. They have the NCAA, world, wrestling for college. And I've always supported the wrestlers," Trump said. "So I want to support them. These are the great college wrestlers from the various schools. I think Penn State is leading, and Nebraska is in second place right now. And a lot of good things."

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The Penn State Nittany Lions pose after winning the NCAA Wrestling Title at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 23, 2024. (Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports)

OutKick co-founder Clay Travis broke the news that Trump would attend the event on Tuesday when he said in an X post that he would be traveling "with" the president on "Air Force One" to the championships.

The White House confirmed Friday that Trump would attend the event.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is also reportedly joining Trump in Philadelphia, a source familiar with his plans told Fox News Digital.

Jordan himself was a noted wrestling champion during his time in high school and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he won the