President Donald Trump was booed loudly and met with a chant of “lock him up” Sunday night when he was announced as a special guest at Game 5 of the World Series at Nationals Park.

The 45th U.S. president arrived during the first inning as the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals battled to take the series lead. Trump’s arrival was not shown or mentioned on the Fox broadcast. His presence was acknowledged by broadcaster Joe Buck just before the third inning.

Before the fourth inning, however, Trump was greeted by the Nationals’ public address announcer and shown on the stadium’s video screen. The response from the crowd was to boo the president and chant “lock him up.”

Melania and Donald Trump attend Game Five of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) More

President Donald Trump was just introduced at Nationals Park during Game 5 of the World Series.



Lots of boos. pic.twitter.com/xSvZJcTpYH — Chase Hughes (@ChaseHughesNBCS) October 28, 2019

President Trump was booed loudly by the fans at Nats Park when he was shown on the big screen.

Then came a loud chant: “Lock him up.” @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/LBbgSAHd6k — Adam Longo (@adamlongoTV) October 28, 2019

A presidential appearance at the World Series is nothing new, but in the age of social media and our currently divided political spectrum, a Trump visit wasn’t so simple as a celebrity coming to a game. It was as much a political event as it was a sports happening.

That’s a point that was proven later in the game when an “Impeach Trump” banner was hung by fans in right field. It was quickly confiscated, according to reports from the scene.

Impeach Trump banner up in RF now too. pic.twitter.com/DM9tNxO568 — Henry Coppola (@hcoppola) October 28, 2019

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Trump opted out of throwing the first pitch to “improve fan experience.” Trump also joked he’d need to wear body armor on to the field. He may have also been trying to avoid just that type of reaction from fans at the World Series.

Here are more pictures from Trump’s World Series visit:





President Trump has arrived at Nationals Park. I am just outside the stadium where his motorcade is entering for the World Series. pic.twitter.com/a4u0w2PAW0 — Melissa Wilson (@MelissaFox26) October 28, 2019

President Donald Trump arrives in the Washington Suite for Game 5 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros in DC Sunday evening. #WorldSeries #baseball #trump pic.twitter.com/bYyzYaTS3a — Al Drago (@Al_Drago) October 28, 2019

Sharing “the Washington Suite” with Trump for Game 5 of the World Series between Nats and Astros.



Melania Trump

Kevin Brady

John Ratcliffe

Matt Gaetz

Kevin McCarthy

David Perdue

Lindsey Graham

Liz Cheney

Mac Thornberry

Kay Granger

Steve Scalise

Mark Meadows

Andy Biggs. pic.twitter.com/YNIrakfiKt — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 28, 2019

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