Hurricane Isaias has canceled President Donald Trump’s trip to Tuscaloosa for Saturday’s Alabama-Georgia game, the White House confirmed Friday afternoon.
Tuscaloosa Police spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor said the Secret Service notified the department of the cancellation around 1:30 p.m.
Trump announced the visit last Friday at a rally at the Mitchell Center in Mobile.
“We love it so much that I’ll be here again next Saturday,” Trump said.
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Governor Kay Ivey declared a state of emergency in 40 counties this week as Isaias approached. Trump told reporters Wednesday he did not want a presidential visit to pull attention from emergency crews.
“Certainly, I’m going to let the hurricane determine,” Trump said.
No. 6 Alabama and No. 2 Georgia are still scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. on ABC. ESPN’s “College GameDay” has moved inside Coleman Coliseum, and the university canceled the Elephant Stomp and all activity on the Quad.
Grayson Everett is the editor in chief of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270.
