Trump attends 125th Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny
President-elect Donald Trump joins allies and Republican celebrities for Saturday’s Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, a chance to watch one of the most storied rivalries in college sports while It also highlights his emerging performance national security team.
Trump is sitting in the box Senator-elect Dave McCormick Pennsylvania Senator and former deputy national security adviser Deena Powell McCormick. He was joined by the Vice President-elect JD Vancethe embattled Pentagon pick Peter Heggs The 125th match between others Service Academy. Tulsi GabbardThe man Trump appointed as director of national intelligence was found in a box.
Elon Musk, billionaire Appointed co-leader The newly established Ministry of Government Efficiencywas also seen with Trump.
Also present were Daniel Penneya veteran Acquitted of manslaughter This week, a New York subway passenger was strangled to death due to excitement. Penny was invited by Vance, who accused prosecutors of trying to “ruin” Penny’s life by charging the Marine Corps veteran. Jordan Neely passes away 2023.
General Charles “CQ” Brown Jr., chairman of the joint chiefs of staffalso shown sitting with Trump. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer and serves as the principal military adviser to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council.
Brown was nominated to the position by President Biden in May 2023.
Trump, who attended the Army vs. Navy game in 2016 and during his first term as president-elect, has increasingly made public appearances before he took office January 20, 2025. He rang the opening bell Thursday, flanked by his family and Vance. New York Stock Exchange After being recognized as Time Magazine Person of the Year.
In the weeks after the Nov. 5 election, Trump holed up at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, assembling a team to help lead his next administration. He and his aides became optimistic about Hegseth’s chances of Senate confirmation. The Army veteran and former Fox News host’s chances of becoming defense secretary appear to be in jeopardy amid accusations that he alcoholism, sexual assault and his views women in battle.
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Trump senior adviser Jason Miller said in an interview with Newsmax on Friday that Hegseth had “turned the corner.” Miller predicts Hegseth will be confirmed.
“This is a man who was shot on a battlefield,” Miller added. “I want someone like that to lead the (Defense Department) because when we make a decision about whether to put American troops in harm’s way, I want someone who knows what that looks like before you go, send some young men or some young women Join the war.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson,R-La. , participated in the competition and bring He was joined by other Republican lawmakers vying for time with the incoming president just weeks before Republicans took control of all three branches of the federal government.
Johnson said he intends to discuss a legislative plan with Trump that could pass next year with a simple majority in the face of Democratic opposition.
Vance said Friday that Penny, a Marine Corps veteran, had accepted his invitation to Trump’s Army suite. The judge acquitted Penny of manslaughter in Neely’s death. More serious manslaughter charge dismissed Last week, because the jury was deadlocked on that point.
The case is a focal point in the long-running debate over racial justice and New York City’s failure to address homelessness and mental illness, both of which Neely has struggled with.
“Daniel is a good man and New York’s gangster district attorney is trying to ruin his life because he has a backbone,” Vance Said in X’s post. “I am grateful that he accepted my invitation and hope he will enjoy himself and appreciate the admiration his fellow countrymen have for his courage.”
Governor Wes Moore Announce December 14, 2024, Army vs. Navy game day in Maryland.
“Today is more than just one of the greatest rivalries in college athletics, it’s something that brings us together. I’m proud to be part of a long tradition of service that defines our state and our nation; a tradition that transcends context , ideology, race and family history,” Moore said.
Army (11-1) is ranked No. 19 in the AP Top 25 after defeating Tulane on Dec. 6 to win the American Athletic Conference title, the team’s first league title in its 134-year history. Navy (8-3) is ranked early after a six-game winning streak to start the game.
The Midshipmen and Army Black Knights have faced off on the football field every year since 1930, including when the United States entered World War II.
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The Army will pay tribute to soldiers who fought in a pivotal battle 80 years ago during Adolf Hitler’s last-ditch effort to repel U.S. and Allied forces in Europe. The Army’s 101st Airborne Division was one of the units that fought the Axis forces in cold weather.
Now, the Army Black Knights hope to honor that dogged determination on today’s battlefield. Their uniforms on the field were inspired by the snow and trees surrounding the soldiers, embodying the soldiers’ tenacity to fight the enemy.
