Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attended Sunday night's NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets as the guest of an unidentified suite holder at Acrisure Stadium. Trump arrived about midway through the first quarter and was greeted by a small crowd of supporters wearing Steelers jerseys toting a banner that read “Trump Nation.” He later waved from the suite, with some fans chanting “USA.
” The former president's visit capped a dizzying weekend in pivotal Pennsylvania for Trump's campaign with the election a little over two weeks away. And at its last stop, it created some conflicting allegiances. Trump is a New Yorker and a personal friend of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, who briefly served as the U.
S. ambassador to the United Kingdom during Trump's administration. The Steelers have been owned by the Rooney family for more than 90 years and late president/chairman Dan Rooney served as the U.
S. ambassador to Ireland from July 2009 to December 2012 during the Barack Obama presidency. On Sunday, the Steelers distanced themselves from taking any sides on Trump's attendance, with club spokesman Burt Lauten noting Trump was the guest of a suite holder and not the team.
Trump received support from a couple of former Steelers. Wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le'Veon Bell — both of whom have a complicated relationship with their former team and were considered villains during their respective departures in the spring of 2019 �.
