周六,阿拉巴马大学对阵路易斯安那州立大学时,唐纳德·特朗普总统在布莱恩特丹尼体育场受到了大学球迷的热烈掌声和欢呼。
特朗普参加排名第一的路易斯安那州立大学老虎队和排名第二的阿拉巴马赤潮红队之间的比赛之前,他参加了最近的两项体育赛事压倒性的嘘声与会者。尽管周六观众反应积极,阿拉巴马州学生政府领导人为此次活动做好了准备,警告101,000多名粉丝在特朗普访问期间不要有“破坏性行为”。
挥手欢呼阿拉巴马粉丝们高呼“美国”特朗普出现在50码线附近的包厢里。但其他视频显示,准备好的反特朗普粉丝大声嘘这位分裂的总统。
特朗普的车队欢欣鼓舞,旁观者见证了他周六开球前停在布莱恩特-丹尼体育场。带扩音器的支持者可以是听到称赞特朗普的来访把他比作耶稣基督。
在美国证券交易委员会的比赛开始前,塔斯卡卢萨到处都是抗议活动,包括所谓的“特朗普宝贝”充气玩具以及支持特朗普的2020年标志。第一夫人梅兰妮·特朗普也参加了比赛,在周六下午乘美国空军一名美国特勤局官员抵达后,她和丈夫坐在包厢里讲述当地记者。特朗普旁边的盒子展示了几十个戴着红色“马加”帽子和至少一个“特朗普2020”标志的人。
特朗普上个月在华盛顿国民公园参加华盛顿国民队和休斯顿太空人队之间的世界系列赛第五场时,成为了嘘声的目标。国民队继续赢得系列赛。在上周末麦迪逊广场花园举行的UFC 244比赛中,他也被公开嘲笑。
周六比赛开始前,包括美国有线电视新闻网和MSNBC在内的国家电视网采访了学生们对总统的看法。几个学生告诉美国有线电视新闻网另一名学生插话说,他们认为特朗普因“试图帮助国家”而受到不公平的对待,MSNBC说,“我只是喜欢[·特朗普的]政策,尤其是从那以后杰弗里·爱泼斯坦没有自杀。"
关于总统在活动中受到欢迎的猜测,无论是嘘声还是欢呼声,都广为流传辩论特朗普在本周早些时候大肆宣传自己参加阿拉巴马州和路易斯安那州的比赛后。特朗普告诉路易斯安那州门罗市的集会者,他将参加这场比赛,他称之为“路易斯安那州立大学对阿拉巴马州一支相当好的球队”
特朗普对喧闹的路易斯安那集会观众说:“我是个足球迷,听说你有一个伟大的四分卫。”。“我们要去看看。我真的要去看比赛。我说那是我想去看的比赛。这将是巨大的。两个伟大的团队。”
阿拉巴马州学生政府周三发出警告,威胁取消总统访问塔斯卡卢萨期间任何从事“破坏行为”的人的座位。阿拉巴马州的学生正义联盟是几个团体之一,他们在特朗普访问当地前星期五在戈尔加斯图书馆台阶上静坐示威AL.com报道。“比起奥本,我更恨特朗普,”一名学生提到阿拉巴马州的竞争对手大学时说。
特朗普参加“巴马州-路易斯安那州”的比赛立即引发了当地的批评AL.com发表意见,敦促学生和校友嘘总统。
他的顾问们确信他能战胜这一趋势,并安排他参加本周的LSU-BAMA比赛。除了NASCAR之外,两个红色州权力机构之间的战斗似乎是某些崇拜的安全赌注,”书写马里奥·阿特卡诺周四。
周六,阿拉巴马大学与路易斯安那州立大学对抗时,唐纳德·特朗普总统在布莱恩特丹尼体育场受到了球迷的欢迎。凯文·考克斯/盖蒂图片社
漂白剂报告作家乔纳森·斯诺登对此表示赞同,称特朗普在一场体育赛事中最终赢得了赞誉:“如果特朗普在阿拉巴马州/路易斯安那州的比赛中得不到欢呼,接下来要么是拖拉机拉力赛,要么是全美赛车联合会的比赛,”他在周六比赛前写道。
在上周末特朗普遭到嘘声的UFC事件后,小特朗普试图淡化多段显示他父亲被与会者嘘的视频。这促使环球局评论员乔·罗根回答他们嘘了他一声。
唐纳德·特朗普在阿拉巴马州对路易斯安那州的比赛中欢呼雀跃。
TRUMP CHEERED, APPLAUDED BY ALABAMA-LSU FANS ALONGSIDE MELANIA IN BOX SUITE
President Donald Trump received generous applause and cheering from college football fans at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday as the University of Alabama faced off against Louisiana State University.
Trump's attendance at the matchup between the number one-ranked LSU Tigers and number two-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide was preceded by two recent athletic events in which he was overwhelmingly booed by attendees. Despite the positive audience reaction Saturday, Alabama student government leaders prepared for the event by cautioning the more than 101,000 fans against "disruptive behavior" during Trump's visit.
Waving, cheering Alabama fans chanted out "USA" as Trump appeared in his box suite near the 50-yard line. But other videos showed prepared anti-Trump fans loudly booing the divisive president.
Trump's motorcade was gleefully cheered on as bystanders witnessed him pull up to Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday just prior to kickoff. A supporter with a megaphone could be heard praising Trump's visit by comparing him to Jesus Christ.
Several protests involving so-called "Trump Baby" inflatables as well as pro-Trump 2020 signs were littered throughout Tuscaloosa ahead of the SEC game. First lady Melania Trump also attended the game, sitting in a box suite with her husband after flying in on Air Force One Saturday afternoon, a U.S. Secret Service official told a local reporter. The boxes next to Trump showed dozens of people wearing red "MAGA" hats and at least one "Trump 2020" sign.
Trump was the target of roaring boos last month when he attended Game 5 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros at Nationals Park in Washington. The Nationals went on to win the series. And he was also publicly ridiculed at last weekend's UFC 244 match at Madison Square Garden.
Ahead of Saturday's game, national TV networks including CNN and MSNBC interviewed students about their thoughts on the president. While several students told CNN they believe Trump has been treated unfairly for "trying to help the country," another student interjected on MSNBC, saying, "I just like [Trump's] policies and especially since Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself."
Speculation about the president's reception at the event, boos or cheers, was widely debated after Trump hyped his attendance of the Alabama-LSU game earlier this week. Trump told rally-goers in Monroe, Louisiana that he was going to attend the game, which he described as "LSU versus a pretty good team from Alabama."
"I'm a football fan and I hear you have a great quarterback," Trump told the raucous Louisiana rally audience. "We're going to see. I'm actually going to the game. I said that's the game I want to go to. It will be tremendous. Two great teams."
Alabama's student government sent out a warning Wednesday that threatened to revoke future seating for anyone engaged in "disruptive behavior" during the president's visit to Tuscaloosa. Alabama's Student Justice Coalition was among several groups which staged a sit-in on the steps of Gorgas Library Friday ahead of Trump's visit, local AL.com reported. "I hate Trump more than Auburn," one student remarked, referencing Alabama's in-state rival university.
Trump's attendance at the 'Bama-LSU game immediately sparked criticism locally, with AL.comrunning an opinion piece urging students and alumni to boo the president.
"Convinced that he can beat the trend, his advisers have scheduled him to attend the LSU–BAMA game this weekend. Short of NASCAR, a battle between two red state powerhouses seems a safe bet for some adoration," wrote Mario Artecano on Thursday.
President Donald Trump received a welcome from fans at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday as the University of Alabama faced off against Louisiana State University.
Bleacher Report writer Jonathan Snowden concurred, saying Trump went out of his way to finally receive praise at a sporting event: "If Trump can't get cheered at the Alabama/LSU game it's either a tractor pull or a NASCAR race next," he wrote Saturday ahead of the game.
After last weekend's UFC event where Trump was booed, Trump Jr. attempted to downplay multiple videos showing his father being hissed by attendees. This prompted ringside UFC commentator Joe Rogan to reply, "they booed the f--k out of him."
Donald Trump cheered at Alabama-LSU game.