Donald Trump’s appearance at the New York Jets–Pittsburgh Steelers “Sunday Night Football” game at Acrisure Stadium led to a strong reaction from the crowd.
The 78-year-old Donald Trump was in attendance for the Jets-Steelers game, one day after holding a rally in Steel City. The former president and 2024 Republican nominee received a thunderous reaction from Steelers fans, who showered him with “USA USA USA” chants as he waved to the crowd:
NOW – President Trump waves to fans from inside of a box at the Steelers games, as the fired up crowd in Pittsburgh chants; “U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!” pic.twitter.com/dNMlD98pKW
— Overton (@overton_news) October 21, 2024
Trump also drew those exact chants when he attended the Georgia-Alabama college football game last month. You may recall that he was also heavily booed at Game 5 of the 2019 World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros in the nation’s capital.
Donald Trump easily secured the Republican nomination and is running against Vice President Kamala Harris, who was named the Democrat candidate after Joe Biden announced that he wouldn’t seek re-election.
Donald Trump Has Close Ties To The NFL
Trump attempted to purchase the Buffalo Bills following Ralph Wilson’s passing in 2014, but Terry and Kim Pegula won the bid. Trump has a close relationship with prominent NFL figures like Tom Brady, Brett Favre and Mike Ditka.
He has also received donations from several owners, including Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys), Stephen Ross (Miami Dolphins), Shad Khan (Jacksonville Jaguars), the Glazer Family (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Stan Kroenke (Los Angeles Rams). Additionally, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson was the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom under Trump for four years.
