Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president in almost half a century to attend a regular-season NFL game on Sunday, as he showed up to watch the Washington Commanders play the Detroit Lions in Landover, Md.

He was greeted by a wave of boos and some cheers from onlookers as he appeared on the jumbotron late in the first half alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Trump was shown on screen again at halftime while the stadium announcer introduced him.

A combination of jeering and applause continued while Trump read an oath for members of the military to recite as part of an on-field enlistment ceremony during the break in the game.

“I’m a little bit late,” Trump told reporters earlier when he got off Air Force One after landing at Joint Base Andrews, following a flyover of

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