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Trump Was Having A Great Time at the World Series—Until The Moment He Realized People Were Booing Him
It was an oddly human reaction.
President Donald Trump got a poor reception from baseball fans in attendance at the World Series on Sunday night.
At game five of the Major League Baseball World Series featuring the Washington Nationals against the Houston Astros, the camera panned to President Donald Trump, sitting with First Lady Melania Trump and Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL), plastering the President's face on the Jumbotron.
Normally, Trump would leap at the chance for an on-camera appearance. This time was no different—until he realized how the crowd was reacting: with boos and chants of "Lock him up!"
You can watch the moment he realizes the truth of how he was being received.
The look on Trump’s face when he realizes the entire stadium was booing him... dude actually looks like he’s gonna… https://t.co/340mnnslwm— Terrence Daniels (Captain Planet) (@Terrence Daniels (Captain Planet)) 1572230075.0
We know that crowd size and crowd reception are crucial measures of performance to Trump, so it's not surprising that the President would appear crestfallen upon realizing that a stadium full of baseball fans was booing him.
Again, these weren't a select group of protestors, but enough Trump critics to let audible boos ring out through the stadium.
Notice the difference in the crowd's reaction to U.S. troops on the Jumbotron compared to when the camera cuts to Trump immediately after.
Trump booed https://t.co/9yFGKYjkga— Jesse Yomtov (@Jesse Yomtov) 1572224916.0
It wasn't a good look from any angle.
President Trump was booed loudly by the fans at Nats Park when he was shown on the big screen. Then came a loud ch… https://t.co/Krk5d8DYpp— Adam Longo (@Adam Longo) 1572224977.0
There it is. https://t.co/hH9V8B8IYs— Gabe Lacques (@Gabe Lacques) 1572224884.0
at least no one got it on video https://t.co/JRHiaIeCVt— Adam Parkhomenko (@Adam Parkhomenko) 1572227637.0
Baseball fans didn't just protest Trump with their voices, but with banners as well.
From what I can tell there were two DIFFERENT #ImpeachTrump banner drops at Nats Stadium, in addition to the Vetera… https://t.co/XyapjW5sEv— Alexis Goldstein 🏳️🌈 (@Alexis Goldstein 🏳️🌈) 1572231822.0
Trump left the stadium less than an hour after the booing—long before the game was over.
lol he mad https://t.co/GxjFdPQnoB— southpaw (@southpaw) 1572229969.0
Twitter users were buoyed at the sight of Americans speaking out against the President's climate of confusion and chaos. The rare shame on Trump's face was a small victory for some as well.
@NBCNews Damn... that felt good to watch. His furious smile, angry clapping, his nightmare of being disliked being… https://t.co/7xPSlteTwZ— Pine Vinyl (@Pine Vinyl) 1572226531.0
@NBCNews Tickets to the World Series: $500. Parking: $30. Hot dog and soft drink: $20. Hearing THE WHOLE STADIUM… https://t.co/VYRtOQIVra— Ana (@Ana) 1572230392.0
Can you imagine anything more torturous than attending THE quintessential American sporting event with Melania Trum… https://t.co/HIRoSUUKKV— Ken Olin (@Ken Olin) 1572235395.0
i have zero sympathy watching this small, craven man have his ego obliterated before the eyes of the world. this wi… https://t.co/SUAuVCuLBE— P.J. Jensen (@P.J. Jensen) 1572238930.0
In a surprise turn of events, Trump has yet to post a stream of tweets claiming that the booing never happened.