Trump Proposes Sports-Themed Night at Republican National Convention

Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump announced at a rally in Richmond, Virginia, Friday night that he'd like to set aside one evening at the Republican National Convention to honor American sports heroes.

"I'm thinking about getting some of the great sports people I know, who like me a lot," Trump told rally attendees. "We may call it 'The Winners' evening."

Donald Trump floats having a sports-themed convention night https://t.co/J64NMbcEDG pic.twitter.com/SX5fVDRFDc

— CNN (@CNN) June 11, 2016

Trump suggested the night could include certain non-athletes, like NASCAR owner Brian France, who endorsed Trump in February.

"Do we all love NASCAR? Because I do," the Republican front-runner said.

Trump has received support from several major sports figures throughout his presidential campaign, including former Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight, NFL quarterbacks Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger.

During the rally, political reporters from various outlets reacted to the candidate's proposal on Twitter.

#TrumpinRVA Trump still talking about sports and athletes who like him. No policy talk though.

— Drew Wilder (@DrewWilderNBC12)

June 11, 2016

I am not sure if the best way for Donald Trump to deal with his issues with female voters is touting Ben Roethlisberger's endorsement

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) June 11, 2016

After mentioning his love for Tom Brady, Trump says that "In Pennsylvania, Big Ben loves Donald Trump."

— Al Weaver (@alweaver22) June 11, 2016

Trump has dropped his stump to talk about Bobby Knight for like the last three or four minutes.

— Alana Wise (@alanawise_)

June 11, 2016

Since securing the 1,237 delegates needed to win his party's nomination last month, Trump has said in interviews and speeches that he wouldn't mind adding a little variety to the traditional week-long RNC.

Two GOP sources told CNN late last month that Trump's campaign was looking into using a large sports venue for his acceptance speech in Cleveland.

Earlier this month the former reality TV star told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview that he was talking to super-agent Ari Emanuel about creating a film commemorating his candidacy to screen at the convention, which will kick off July 18.