Todd Ricketts, the son of Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts and a member of the team’s board of directors, is co-hosting an Inauguration Day reception in Washington, D.C.
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Ricketts is co-hosting the event with his wife, Sylvie Légère, billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Dallas Mavericks owner Miriam Adelson, and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta.
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Although he co-owns the Cubs, Todd Ricketts is more visible in political circles than sports circles. He is the former Republican National Committee finance chairman and Trump’s former nominee for Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
“The incredible job he and the Ricketts family did in the purchase and turnaround of the Chicago Cubs — one perfect step after another, leading to the World Championship, is what I want representing our people,” Trump said in a statement announcing the nomination in Nov. 2016. “I am very proud to have him on our team.”
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Ricketts later withdrew himself from consideration for the post in April 2017 citing the inability to divest his financial holdings to the satisfaction of the Office of Government Ethics.
Ricketts, the son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, has been involved in running the Cubs since his family purchased the team in 2009. Seven years later, the Cubs ended baseball’s longest World Series drought by winning their first championship since 1908.
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Trump is set to officially take the presidency for a second time on Monday. The day will mark the start of his second term as the 47th president of the U.S.
The Swearing-In Ceremony, initially planned for the Capitol’s outdoor platform, moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda due to a record-breaking Arctic blast in Washington, D.C. Trump will take the oath of office at noon EST, followed by an ambitious rollout of executive actions to fulfill his Day One promises.
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Todd Ricketts is one of many in the sports world with a hand in Trump’s Inauguration Day festivities.
Jerry Jones, the owner of the NFL‘s Dallas Cowboys, donated to the inaugural committee, according to a report by Front Office Sports.
The report by FOS also indicates the many athletes that are in attendance including Jake Paul, Logan Paul, Conor McGregor, Mike Tyson, Danica Patrick, Jon Jones, and more.
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