President Donald J. Trump famously received a raucous standing ovation when he attended the University of Alabama Crimson Tide’s game against LSU in Tuscaloosa’s Bryant-Denny Stadium this past college football season.
The president on Monday evening again attended a marquee matchup featuring LSU, this time facing Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Just as Trump was greeted during the SEC game in Alabama, national championship game attendees proudly belted out patriotic cheers of “USA-USA-USA” when the president and First Lady Melania Trump took to the field before the Bayou Bengals and Tigers kicked off.
Watch:
MASSIVE APPLAUSE for President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS at the #NationalChampionship ?? pic.twitter.com/WmCbXuOrjL
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) January 14, 2020
WATCH as the crowd goes wild for President @realDonaldTrump & @FLOTUS, followed by chants of USA at the #NationalChampionship ??pic.twitter.com/DWhrU6vSOi
— Tea Party Patriots (@TPPatriots) January 14, 2020
Donald and Melania Trump take the field at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the National Anthem ahead of the #CFPNationalChampionship.
Chants of “U-S-A” … to which Trump turns and applauds. Looks on as Louisiana’s Lauren Daigle belts out a perfect anthem. pic.twitter.com/RtbIbVSv2W
— Jeff Nowak (@Jeff_Nowak) January 14, 2020
President Trump and First Lady Melania attend the #NationalChampionship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana…. pic.twitter.com/zsS8ofdhNi
— Dan Scavino (@DanScavino) January 14, 2020
FLASHBACK:
If you need a refresher on Trump’s Bama-LSU attendance from November, you can read about Trump’s touchdown in the state here and the game itself here.
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Tide Coach Nick Saban called it “an honor” that the president of the United States attended the matchup.
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Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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