A politician showing their face at a sporting event is nothing new. Generally, it means a mix of boos and cheers, with the boo/cheer ratio determined by the politics of whoever showed up for the game that day.
When the face of our 45th president was shown on the jumbotron at Nats Park during Game 5 of the World Series, fans’ voices seemed to reflect a majority of disapproval Sunday evening.
Were those boos or cheers for President Donald Trump Sunday night?
Here’s the instant replay.
Judge for yourself.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc)
Here’s the replay from an alternate angle.
The Nationals Park crowd loudly booed President Trump after he was introduced. An inning later, some fans chanted, 鈥淟ock him up! Lock him up!鈥�
Game 5 of the World Series is the first MLB game that Trump has attended as president.
— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr)
And from a third angle.
Here鈥檚 video of Trump getting booed again, this time by the whole stadium.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder)
And from a fourth angle.
Here鈥檚 what the cheers for the troops turned into boos for Trump sounded like from my vantage point.
— Aamer Madhani (@AamerISmad)
For what it’s worth, a chant of “lock him up” began from at least one area of the ballpark.
Full on 鈥淟OCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!鈥� chants heard throughout the crowd at Nats Park after President Trump was announced and shown on screen here
— Monica Alba (@albamonica)
Some folks got their own pro-impeachment signs on national TV.
鈥淰eterans for Impeachment鈥� sign behind home plate tonight
— Andrew Beaujon (@abeaujon)
And others dropped an “Impeach Trump!” banner from right field.
There is a new banner at Nationals Park now.
— Chase Hughes (@ChaseHughesNBCS)
There was also a game, but it’s probably best that we don’t discuss that right now.
(No word if Trump ran in the Presidents Race.)
