Reince Priebus’s sports analogy wasn’t as bad as it seemed

Reince Priebus isn’t as bad of a football fan as it seems.

UPDATE: It turns out Priebus didn’t say “punt,” he said “punch.” So the metaphor isn’t inaccurate, just a little cliché. 

.@reince said "punch" the ball! Correction! Went back to relisten to audio (for 4th time) and heard the "Ch" 👊apologies sportfans& @Reince

— Molly Hooper (@mollyhooper) May 4, 2017

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The House passed a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act on Thursday.

This has long been a mission of President Trump, so, naturally, White House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus, was happy with the news. In explaining Trump's role in getting the bill passed, Priebus decided to go with a sports analogy. Did he say Trump scored a touchdown? No. Did he say Trump kicked the ball right through the uprights? No. Unfortunately for Priebus, his line made no sense in the context of football.

.@Reince exiting gop cloakroom tells me: "The president stepped up and helped punt the ball into the end zone."

— Molly Hooper (@mollyhooper) May 4, 2017

No, no, no. Rarely is the goal to kick the ball into the end zone. Unless a team is rushing 12 and the punter just needs to make sure his kick isn't blocked, it's never a good thing when you punt into the end zone. 

• Quiz: Who tweeted it -- Donald Trump or Jose Canseco?

Twitter quickly picked up on the blunder and did what it does best.

Reince Priebus: "The president hit a really really deep foul ball"

— alazar (@zarzarbinkss) May 4, 2017

Priebus and Ted Cruz should get together for a sports podcast. "Run the puck into the home plate zone for a three-point slam-dunk score!"

— Clem (@tinisoli) May 4, 2017

future big ten west head coach reince priebushttps://t.co/PlZ5gY37GK

— crimson quarry (@crimsonquarry) May 4, 2017

Priebus will go down as one of the greatest football voices of our time. Better than John Facenda, I think. https://t.co/P8NuNSNEcZ

— Chris Boone (@cbooone) May 4, 2017

We're sure Trump will be unfazed by this, however, since he hates the NFL*.

The @nfl games are so boring now that actually, I’m glad I didn’t get the Bills. Boring games, too many flags, too soft!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 13, 2014

* But not the Patriots.