Floyd Mayweather Calls Trump the Best President We Ever Had
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a strong opinion about Donald Trump. "In my eyes, he's the best president we ever had," the boxing champion said in early 2025. He also has a financial history tied to one of Trump's best known properties.
Mayweather made the comments on Fox Business, during an appearance on "Making Money with Charles Payne," in late February 2025. TMZ covered the interview on February 27, 2025. His praise came across several separate statements, and each one is worth reading on its own.
He said: "When we had Trump before, we didn't appreciate him."
He said: "In my eyes, he's the best president we ever had."
He described Trump as "Great business, great businessman, and that's what it's about."
And he said: "Trump has done an amazing job and a lot of people around America are upset."
Those are Mayweather's exact words. As the clip spread, viral versions merged them into one altered sentence: "Trump is the best president we've ever had." That wording is not what he said. The original lines included "In my eyes," which presented the statement as his personal view rather than a broad claim.
The business side of the story goes back to 2022. That year, CGI Merchant Group bought Trump's Old Post Office hotel in Washington, D.C. from the Trump Organization for $375 million. Mayweather is among the investors in CGI Merchant Group. After the purchase, the property was rebranded as the Waldorf Astoria.
The Old Post Office building sits on Pennsylvania Avenue, between the White House and the Capitol. The Trump Organization operated it as the Trump International Hotel before the sale, and it was one of the company's most visible properties during Trump's first term.
The new owners ran into financial trouble quickly. Less than two years after the purchase, CGI defaulted on a $285 million loan tied to the hotel. The property then went to a foreclosure auction in 2024. Bisnow and Commercial Observer reported on the default and the auction.
That timeline puts Mayweather's comments in a fuller context. When he praised Trump as a "great businessman," he was speaking about someone whose company had sold a major property to an investment group he was part of. That group later defaulted on a loan tied to the same building.
Mayweather's remarks also touched on public mood. He said "a lot of people around America are upset," though the quoted lines don't spell out what he believed people were upset about.
Mayweather is one of the most famous athletes in the world, and his comments drew attention well beyond sports. Celebrity endorsements of political figures tend to travel fast online, and this one was no exception. Part of the attention came from the strength of his praise. Part came from how his words were reshaped into a different sentence as they were shared.
For readers, the takeaway is simple. His real quotes are on the record, the altered version is not what he said, and his financial ties to Trump's former hotel are documented in public reporting.
Do you think a celebrity's business ties should affect how their political opinions are viewed? YES OR NO?
