Cheers erupted for President Donald Trump at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, as he was in attendance for the game on the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Yankees recognized the 9/11 anniversary before the game, and welcomed “back to Yankee Stadium the 45th and 47th president of the United States,” showing the native New Yorker on the Jumbotron as the crowd applauded.
President Trump is announced to the crowd at Yankee Stadium. pic.twitter.com/YQQbUsxOS6
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At another point during the night, many in the crowd began chanting, “Donald Trump! Donald Trump!” as the president waved from a suite.
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During the National Anthem, Trump was shown again on the screen to the cheers of many of the 41,000 fans in attendance.
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“The fans were really nice,” Trump told Fox & Friends on Friday morning during an interview in the studio. “You never know what you’re going to get in New York, but we got a tremendous applause because they love this country.”
The Yankees remembered 9/11 during remarks before the game, and the team’s scoreboard showed an American flag alongside the inscription, “September 11, 2001, We Shall Not Forget.”
Despite the warm welcome for Trump, his security remained intense. Fans were “strongly urged to arrive as early as possible” due to the heightened security, and the Secret Service encouraged fans to leave bags at home, according to the Associated Press. Trump watched the game from the Yankees owner’s family suite behind three panes of bulletproof glass, the Post reported.
Trump attended the game just one day after the assassination of his loyal supporter and influential conservative, Charlie Kirk. On Wednesday night, the Yankees observed a moment of silence in honor of Kirk.
Trump spoke to the Yankees in their clubhouse before Thursday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers, telling them, “You’re gonna win,” The New York Post reported. The president’s prediction was correct as the Yankees, led by their star slugger Aaron Judge, beat the Tigers 9-3. In his first at-bat in the first inning, Judge launched a home run 413 feet to center field, and the Yankees’ best player wasn’t finished, smacking another 434-foot home run ball to center field.
Judge’s incredible performance came after Trump praised him in the clubhouse before the game.
“You’re a fantastic player. … You’re an unbelievable player,” Trump told Judge, according to the Post.
Judge said that meeting Trump was “a surreal moment,” the Associated Press reported.
“He came in here, and he told us we were going to win, so I think that gave everybody the confidence in this room to go out there and do it,” Judge added. “I guess we’ve got to have him around more often.”
The Yankees also posed for a photo with Trump.
The Yankees posed for a photo with Donald Trump during his clubhouse visit
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