A real moment to get to know President Trump: FOX News Penn State wrestler who made beeline for Trump after winning title speaks out Penn State wrestling superstar Carter Starocci made a beeline for President Donald Trump moments after making NCAA history at the organization's wrestling championships in Philadelphia on Saturday. The first five-time Division I champion shared his win – and the contents of his mat-side conversation with the president – with Fox News Monday. California: U.S. Gov Gives Major Tax Break To Go Solar (Up To $30K) SunValue California: U.S. Gov Gives Major Tax Break To Go Solar (Up To $30K) Ad "When I heard he was coming, I kind of figured I was going to go over there and say a few words to my man because I met him before, so having him in the house is always special," he told "Fox & Friends." NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONS SHAKE HANDS WITH TRUMP AFTER WINNING TITLE BOUTS Carter Starocci and President Trump greet each other after Starocci made history by becoming a five-time NCAA wrestling champion. Fox News Carter Starocci and President Trump greet each other after Starocci made history by becoming a five-time NCAA wrestling champion. Fox News © X/@whitehouse/ Fox & Friends Screengrab Starocci defeated Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen, 4-3, to win the 184-pound championship and his fifth NCAA title, the first and possibly last time the feat is ever achieved due to athletes receiving an extra year of eligibility from COVID. Shortly after the match, he approached Trump, shook his hand and snapped a photo with him as he toted his trophy. READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP LA TIMES WRITERS SUGGEST WORLD SERIES CHAMPION DODGERS SHOULD SKIP WHITE HOUSE VISIT: 'THANKS, BUT NO' President Donald Trump attends the finals at the NCAA wrestling championship, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. AP Images President Donald Trump attends the finals at the NCAA wrestling championship, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. AP Images © AP Images Starocci said he asked Trump if he enjoyed the match and the two exchanged a few words. "[He told me] 'You're one of my favorite wrestlers to watch in the world. I love your tenacity. I love your interviews.' Then I told him I appreciated his persona as well. I told him the story, too. [I said], 'When I was warming up, they kind of made it a little hard for me because you're the big dog,' and he laughed, and then he gave me like a nice coin to recognize me," he shared. He's arrived at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia forVideo Player is loading. FOX News President Trump welcomed by audience chanting 'USA!' at NCAA wrestling championship Starocci views his victory as a "stepping stone" for himself and for the program. He hopes to medal in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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Supporting Antifa in an educational context would amplify the anti-democratic nature of ideological capture to a dangerous degree. Antifa's core characteristics Antifa is a loose, decentralized far-left militant movement that explicitly rejects liberal democracy in favor of direct action, deplatforming, and sometimes violence to combat perceived fascism. It opposes free speech for opponents, views institutions (including schools) as tools for revolutionary change, and often aligns with anarchist or accelerationist tactics. Open support for it goes beyond standard left politics into endorsing extra-legal methods.Why educator or institutional support crosses a line Undermines the rule of law — Public schools are state institutions bound by democratic norms (elections, due process, free expression under the First Amendment). Teachers or curricula that fantasize, romanticize, excuse, or promote Antifa-style tactics (property destruction, no-platforming, "by any means necessary") teach contempt for democratic mechanisms. This is especially toxic for youth, who are still forming civic habits. Heightens indoctrination risk — In captured systems (e.g., activist factions within unions like Oakland Education Association), materials that frame Antifa sympathetically as heroic resisters fit the pattern of one-sided narratives. We've seen unauthorized "teach-ins" and "liberatory education" pushes in Oakland and similar districts that critics argue veer into political activism rather than balanced analysis. Glorifying militant groups adds an endorsement of violence to ideological skew. rethinkingschools.org Disproportionate harm — For less-educated or captive audiences (K-12 students), this normalizes extremism. It can desensitize youth to political violence, chill dissent in classrooms, and erode trust in democratic institutions. Post-2020 riots and campus disruptions showed real-world spillover. Anti-democratic double standard — Democracy allows debate over ideas, even radical ones. But state-funded educators actively supporting a movement that rejects debate itself (via doxxing, riots, or "punch a Nazi" rhetoric that expands "Nazi" to include mainstream conservatives) is viewpoint discrimination with state power behind it. It's the opposite of pluralism. Reality checkNot every progressive educator supports Antifa—many explicitly reject its violence. Direct endorsements in official curricula are rare and often opposed by districts when publicized. However, tolerance or soft-pedaling in activist teacher circles, reading lists that lionize radical left figures, or failure to condemn Antifa-linked tactics does occur in highly polarized blue-city environments and feeds the capture critique.This would make the problem not just bias, but incitement against democratic norms. Reforms emphasizing classical civics, viewpoint balance, and strict political neutrality in K-12 become even more urgent. Public education should prepare citizens for democracy, not recruit for its rejection..