President Trump was greeted with cheers and jeers in his hometown of Queens, New York on Sunday during his appearance at the U.S. Open final, where he became the second U.S. president in history to attend the event.
Leftist media outlets rated the crowd's reaction as mostly negative. A pool report from the Independent completely failed to mention that Trump received cheers at all.
"Sgt. Maj. Carla Loy stepped out and began the anthem at 2:31 p.m,” the report said. “Trump’s face appeared on the big screen at 2:32 p.m. in the stadium, promoting a wave of boos during the anthem.”
Trump was shown twice on the stadium's screens during Sunday's match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, eliciting strong reactions from inside the 24,000-seat venue, one of the largest in tennis.
The president was joined by members of his inner circle Sunday, including attorney general Pam Bondi, special envoy Steve Witkoff, press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and his son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner.
Trump was first shown on the big screens during the National Anthem, as he saluted to a mix of boos and applause.
Before the match ended, Trump was also seen tossing signed MAGA hats to supporters of his and cheering for Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Jannik Sinner in four sets.
The White House ripped "Fake News" reports that suggested Trump was not welcome.
“All these Fake News Losers do is lie because their pea-sized brains have been irreversibly destroyed by TDS,” the White House's Rapid Response account wrote in reply to the pool report. “This is how it aired on TV. Note the cheers.”
The president has made a regular habit of attending major sporting events, where his presence invariably becomes its own spectacle.
Trump's attendance at Sunday's match marked the first time he has been to the U.S. Open in a decade.
Despite the negativity from some spectators at Sunday's match, Trump had a warm response when asked about it on his return to Washington D.C.
“They were really nice — the fans were really nice. I didn’t know what to expect,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. “Usually, you would say that would be a somewhat-progressive — as they say nowadays — crowd.”
“But they were great. The fans were great,” he added.
It has been confirmed that Trump will host a UFC cage fight on the lawn of the White House next year. The over-the-top display is bound to send Trump's critics into hysterics.
