Curt Schilling May Run For Congress And President Trump Approves

PROVIDENCE, RI — From bloody sock to bankruptcy to U.S. Congress? Former Boston Red Sox pitcher and failed Rhode Island video game company owner Curt Schilling is considering a run for Congress in Arizona. The news prompted President Trump to tweet his support Tuesday morning.

Trump called Schilling's potential candidacy "terrific."

Curt Schilling, a great pitcher and patriot, is considering a run for Congress in Arizona. Terrific! @foxandfriends
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2019

The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation recouped $61 million in settlements in the 38 Studios litigation in 2017 stemming from the approximately $88 million the state appropriated in bond funding to lure the 2004 World Series hero’s video game company from Massachusetts. Schilling’s 38 Studios went bankrupt in 2010.

Schilling then turned his attention to broadcasting — but his politics often got in the way — before he was eventually removed from ESPN in 2016 following a series of inflammatory social media posts, including those involving transgender bathroom use, immigration and comparing Muslims to Nazis.

"ESPN is an inclusive company," a company statement said at the time of his dismissal. "Curt Schilling has been advised that his conduct was unacceptable and his employment with ESPN has been terminated."

Schilling considered a challenge against Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts in 2018, but opted not to run.