Tag: Lock Him Up

Donald Trump attended the 5th game of the World Series in Washington, D.C. but as Peter Baker of the New York Times writes, “For Trump, there was no joy in Mudville.”

In his first appearance at a Major League Baseball game since taking office, Mr. Trump was not invited to throw the first pitch when he showed up Sunday night at Game 5 between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros. Instead, when he was shown on the stadium’s large screen, the crowd booed robustly and began chanting, “Lock him up!” In the upper decks, fans held up a giant “Impeach Trump!” banner.

Mr. Trump entered the stadium to no fanfare around 8 p.m., just minutes before the opening pitch. Fans who happened to see him booed. He was not introduced to the crowd until after the third inning when he was shown on the screen during the portion of the game when the crowd is asked to cheer for military veterans.

Juxtaposing his introduction with that of the popular veterans did nothing to prevent the crowd from expressing its view of the president. Mr. Trump, who rarely exposes himself to hostile crowds, stood, smiled gamely and clapped as the fans booed loudly.

Needless to say, the Donald left before the game was over.

More from the Twitterverse:

Loud boos for President Trump when he was shown on big screen at Nationals Park during Game 5 of the World Series. Some fans in crowd chanted “lock him up” afterward. pic.twitter.com/5cYqQT4Itf

— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) October 28, 2019

“Lock him up!” chants break out at Nationals Park, as President Trump attends the World Series on Sunday night – @albamonica pic.twitter.com/ymhzRSzhey

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 28, 2019

In case you missed it! #LockHimUp pic.twitter.com/eGtf3RIRae

— Teng Lim (@tenglim11) October 28, 2019

I guarantee you, when Trump committed to attending tonight’s World Series game:

1) He knew the Al Baghdadi raid was happening; and 2) He thought he’d be greeted as a hero He showed up for what he thought would be worshipful applause. Sorry, pal. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 28, 2019

p.s. Trump brought no good luck with him as the Nationals lost to the Houston Astros 7-1. Astros are now one game away from winning the World Series for the second time in three years.