President Donald Trump was greeted by boos and cheers while attending a baseball game at New York City’s Yankee Stadium on Sept. 11.
The president did not participate in pregame ceremonies honoring victims and first responders of the 2001 terrorist attacks but he was the first face to appear on the big screen during the national anthem, according to The Athletic.
Though Trump himself was met with a mixture of jeers and applause, the evening was brimming with patriotic energy overall.
Chants of “USA” echoed through the Bronx stadium before the first pitch and erupted once again when the Yankees’ star slugger Aaron Judge hit a home run during his first inning at-bat against the Detroit Tigers.
Before Trump made his way to a VIP box to watch the game, he stopped by the Yankees’ clubhouse, where Fox News captured him telling the team, “You’re going to win, you’re going to go all the way, and you’ll get in the playoff.”
When Trump’s stadium stop was announced the day before, attendees were advised to arrive at the game as early as possible due to “enhanced security measures.”
In addition to heightened security protocol, the stadium added an extra-tall pane of protective glass to Yankees president Randy Levine’s suite, where the president watched with Levine and team owner Hal Steinbrenner.
Trump is the first sitting president to attend a Yankees game since President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch during game three of the 2001 World Series, just weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks.
