Donald Trump appeared resolute Thursday night as he engaged with New York Yankees players and watched them secure a victory over the Detroit Tigers, merely a day following the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Displaying an air of resilience amidst the backdrop of America’s recent political violence, the president journeyed from Washington to The Bronx to commemorate the September 11 attacks anniversary.

Footage captured inside the locker room revealed a composed Trump sharing laughter and conversation with Yankees players. In his address, he noted that he has never witnessed the Yankees lose in person—a trend that held steady as they triumphed with a 9-3 win.

Trump’s resolute display comes after an emotional 24 hours for the president after he was the one who announced the death of conservative commentator Kirk, 31.

Kirk was shot to death with a single bullet on Wednesday at UVA. The killer remains at large, although authorities have released images of a suspect.

Trump took his seat in the stands around 7pm and received a mixed reception from fans with some cheers and boos when he appeared on screen during the national anthem.

Donald Trump put on a defiant display Thursday night as he met with New York Yankees stars 

The president was filmed addressing the locker room before shanking hands with players

Trump then took his seat in the stands behind protective glass and got a mixed reception

Authorities installed security glass for the president outside the upper level box suite belonging to the Steinbrenner family, which owns the Yankees, on the third base side over the visiting Tigers dugout. Trump sat next to Yankees team president Randy Levine and chatted with him throughout the game.

During the national anthem, the president was shown on the stadium jumbotron and received boos from some in the crowd, cheers from others.

When Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit a homer in the bottom of the first, Trump stood and applauded, as did members of an entourage that included Attorney General Pam Bondi and Lee Zeldin, a former New York congressman who is now head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

In the second inning, Trump’s attendance was announced and he was shown on the big screen for an extended period while ‘Hail to the Chief’ played. He smiled and pumped his fist repeatedly. Boos were heard at first, but many in the crowd cheered.

As ‘YMCA’ played over the speakers midway through the sixth inning, fans pulled out Trump’s signature dance move.

A group of young fans near Trump’s seat urged him to join the fun. ‘Do the dance! Come on, Daddy!’ one fan shouted.

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and US Federal Housing FHFA Bill Pulte were both spotted with Trump along with Rep. Elise Stefanik and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino.

Trump’s outing also comes in the same week that a suspect has gone on trial for trying to assassinate him while he played golf in South Florida last year.

Trump waves to the fans who greeted him at Yankee Stadium to a mix of boos and cheers

Trump looked to be dancing along as fans mimicked his dance moves when “YMCA” played

A police sniper takes aim as he watches over Yankee Stadium with Trump inside the stadium

Fans gave the president a mixed response when he appeared on the big screen in New York

Just nine weeks before, Trump also survived another attempt on his life while campaigning in Pennsylvania. That gunman had fired eight shots, with one bullet grazing Trump’s ear, before being shot by a Secret Service counter sniper.

Asked if he was worried for his own safety on the White House lawn before leaving for Yankee Stadium, Trump said: ‘Not really. I’m really concerned for our country.

‘We have a great country. We have a radical left group of lunatics out there, just absolute lunatics and we’re gonna get that problem solved. I’m only concerned for the country.’

The Yankees warned fans to get to the stadium early because of the extra security protocols being put in place for the president’s visit.

Fans were seen lining up in long security queues late afternoon on Thursday as they arrived for an emotional evening. There were also snipers pictured watching over the field.

In the locker room, Trump spoke about his long friendship with the late Yankees owner George Michael Steinbrenner and his adoration for the whole family.

‘And I will say you’re going to win. George used to go – for some reason – I don’t know what it was, we won every time I came,’ Trump said. ‘Do you think was easy sitting with him for a game? It wasn’t, it was brutal,’ the president said to laughs.

‘You were exhausted at the end,’ he said.

Trump predicted the same kind of luck for the Yankees tonight – and for the remainder of the season.

‘And you’re going to win,’ he said. ‘You’re going to go all the way. And you’re going to get into the playoffs – and I think we’ll start off – how about tonight? We’ll start from tonight and you’re going to do well.’

The president recalled how Yankees’ rivals, the Boston Red Sox, came to the White House in 2019. 

‘The Boston Red Sox came to the Oval Office, they wanted to come, so what am I going to say, no? And they won 15 games in a row,’ Trump recalled.

Yankees President Randy Levine called that ‘bad news.’

‘We’re changing the lock here right now, Mr. President,’ Levine joked.

The president then introduced himself to the players. Before the president walked into the Yankees’ locker room, player Fernando Cruz was still in a towel, with his teammates encouraging him to get dressed before Trump arrived.

Bessent and Pulte’s attendance comes after the duo engaged in a highly publicized spat at the exclusive Georgetown club ‘Executive Branch’ last Wednesday, Politico first reported.

‘Why the f**k are you talking to the president about me? F**k you,’ Bessent told Pulte during a cocktail hour. ‘I’m gonna punch you in your f**king face.’

The Yankees have positioned a number of glass panels in front of where Trump will sit

Trump will attend the game against the Tigers to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks

There were also snipers pictured watching over the field at Yankee Stadium for the game

On Sunday, Trump’s appearance at the men’s final of the US Open led to a half-hour delay for the match and massive security lines for annoyed tennis fans in Queens.

Organizers would later apologize on Sunday night to fans impacted by the delays, saying: ‘We understand the frustration of fans that were delayed in their entrance to Arthur Ashe Stadium. 

‘The added security protocols were put in place by the United States Secret Service. We took several steps to make this process as seamless as possible and educate our attendees on the potential delays in advance of their arrival. 

Daily Mail reporter Matthew Lambwell, who was also on the ground in Queens, said about the frantic scenes before the match got underway: ‘This is total chaos here. Lines are absolutely insane. They will either have to delay again or start with hardly anyone in.’

Of course those delays took place before the sniper attack on Kirk, whose death has now prompted increased security measures by the Secret Service.

Trump was invited to attend Carlos Alcaraz’s win over Jannik Sinner by Swiss watchmaker and tournament sponsor, Rolex, prompting the United States Tennis Association to ask media partners to censor all responses to the President.

Trump ultimately arrived long before most spectators due to the aforementioned security delays, but still got a mixture of boos and cheers in his native Queens.

As for Thursday’s game in the Bronx, the Yankees’ cable network, YES, stated that it has no such instructions.

Fans were seen paying tribute to Charlie Kirk by wearing T-shirts emblazoned with his name

Fans were seen lining up in long security queues late afternoon on Thursday as they arrived

The Yankees held a minute’s silence to honor Charlie Kirk after his assassination Wednesday

‘The YES Network has not been instructed to censor any reactions,’ read a network statement to Daily Mail. 

Potential dangers at major sporting events include nerve agents and chemical weapons, as one US Open insider recently told Daily Mail before Sunday’s final.  

‘We’ve been scoping out the area with our colleagues in the CIA and taking precautions in the event of an attack using chemical weapons or nerve agents,’ the source said. 

Kirk’s death was on the minds of fans at Yankee Stadium, where the conservative activist was honored with a moment of silence on Wednesday. Other sports figures like Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and ex-race car drive Danica Patrick have also shared their grief with followers over the murder. 

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