President Trump will not be in attendance at the Army-Navy game today.
The college football regular season comes to a close later today with the annual rivalry game played between Army and Navy. This is easily one of my favorite games of the year, every year, and this year’s contest will be no different.
Last year saw Army snap their 14-game losing streak to Navy, the longest streak in the 117 meetings between the two service academies. Army comes into today’s game as the better team with an 8-4 record and looks for their first two-game winning streak for the first time since 1995-1996 when Army won five games in a row.
This game will be especially important because the winner will win the Commander-In-Chief Trophy that goes to whoever wins the season series between Army, Navy and Air Force. Both teams beat Air Force earlier this year so Army has a chance to win the Trophy for the first time since 1996.
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Unfortunately, the Commander-In-Chief, President Donald Trump will not be in attendance to see Army and Navy play. Trump was at last year’s game, less than a month removed from his election win, but managed to send a tweet that he’ll be watching the game and thanked the military for their sacrifice and their service.
While Trump is not in attendance, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and national security adviser H.R. McMaster are at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelpha, PA. to take in the game.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/939564681743814661
Now, I know Trump not being in attendance for the Army-Navy game will be met with much criticism. The reason Trump isn’t at the game is that he’s in Mississippi for the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. This visit has also come under scrutiny and criticism, especially from the NAACP who wanted Trump to skip the opening.