President Donald Trump urged the National Baseball Hall of Fame to induct former pitcher Roger Clemens, writing on Truth Social on 24 Aug. that the seven-time Cy Young Award winner "should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, NOW." Trump said he had played golf with Clemens and his son the previous day and dismissed long-standing allegations of performance-enhancing drug use, claiming “nothing was proven.” Clemens, who won 354 games over a 24-year Major League Baseball career, fell off the writers’ ballot in 2022 after receiving 65.2% of the vote—short of the 75% required for enshrinement. He and Barry Bonds could re-emerge on a 16-member Contemporary Era committee ballot this December, but rule changes adopted earlier this year may bar their candidacies if they fail to secure at least five votes. Trump compared Clemens’ situation to that of Pete Rose, whose posthumous eligibility he also championed earlier in 2025. While MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred can alter eligibility rules, induction decisions rest with the Hall’s voters and committees rather than with the league or the White House.