President-elect Donald Trump is at Northwest Field in Landover, Maryland, for the 125th Army-Navy football game.
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, and President Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, among others, will appear from the stadium box. He was seen waving alongside the president.
The stands were packed and cheers erupted when President Trump was shown on the stadium’s video board. The president-elect’s presence added weight to the tradition and pomp that precedes the rivalry games between the nation’s military academies.
A chorus of “USA” broke out as members of the crowd spotted Trump in a suite near midfield. When he appeared, the students at both military schools cheered wildly.
Saturday’s game will feature tech billionaire Elon Musk, a Trump confidant who will become co-head of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican. Senator-elect Dave McCormick also participated. of Pennsylvania.
Vance made headlines Friday when he invited former Marine Daniel Penny to join him in the presidential suite. Penney was widely hailed by right-wing politicians after he was charged with strangling Jordan Neely to death on the New York subway, with many celebrating his acquittal on Monday. Ta. It is not yet clear whether Mr. Penny is in the suite with Mr. Trump or his allies.
The game, which kicked off a while ago, is also attended by a range of senior Biden administration officials, including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown.
This is the fifth time Trump has attended the rival showdown, three times as president and twice as president-elect. Both teams will face off at the home of the NFL’s Washington Commanders.
This post has been updated with additional details about Trump and his allies’ attendance at the game.
