Trump warns college sports are in 'BIG trouble' in cryptic post

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President Donald Trump sent a cryptic message on Truth Social Saturday, expressing concern for the future of college sports. 

"College Sports is in $BIG trouble, just like I said it would be. A judge, with no knowledge or experience, ruled and, rather than fighting, the sports reps FOLDED. Can’t do that," Trump wrote. 

Trump did not identify the judge or the situation he was referring to. 

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The post comes exactly six months after Judge Claudia Wilken approved a settlement between the NCAA, its most powerful conferences and lawyers representing all Division I athletes. The deal means the NCAA will pay close to $2.8 billion in back damages over the next 10 years to college athletes who compete from 2016 to 2025. The settlement also allows for college programs to pay athletes direct revenue shares.

Wilken was appointed by former President Bill Clinton in 1993. 

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During a November interview on "The Pat McAfee Show," Trump argued that college programs would soon require huge "NFL-type payrolls" to compete and warned that "bad things are going to happen unless they figure this out."

In July, Trump signed an executive order to set new restrictions on payments to college athletes. The "Saving College Sports" executive order prohibits athletes from