By Julianna Frieman, Daily Caller News Foundation | December 15, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump took in Saturday’s Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium with allies and a special guest. As Trump watched the 125th showdown between rival service academies, he was joined by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, embattled defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-leader Elon Musk and special guest Daniel Penny, among others. The Navy beat Army 31-13.
The crowd erupted in cheers and applause as Trump entered the stadium before kickoff. Many attendees chanted “USA! USA!” from the bleachers as others waved their hats, video shows. Seated among his friends, the president-elect mouthed “thank you.”
As his special guest, Vance invited former U.S. Marine Daniel Penny, who was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide on Monday relating to the chokehold he used on aggrieved passenger Jordan Neely to protect New York City subway riders in May 2023.
Others seen with Trump included national intelligence director nominee Tulsi Gabbard, House Speaker Mike Johnson, DOGE co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Meanwhile, CBS News’s broadcast of the event shied away from spotlighting Trump for more than a few seconds, reportedly giving the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy more airtime.
Ramaswamy posted video of his son and Hegseth doing pushups together at the game. “Fox and Friends Weekend” co-host Will Cain shared images of his former colleague with Musk and Trump, joking that the two “stole my teammate.”
Julianna Frieman is a contributor at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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