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President Trump booed at Nationals Park during Game 5 of World Series

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 10/27/19

President Donald Trump attended Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros at Nationals Park and got booed when he was shown on the big screen.

The Nats host military members at every home game and honor them with a salute after the third inning of every game. After the salute, President Trump was introduced and got booed:

For the purpose of context, the #Nationals host military members at every home game and the "wave your caps" salute occurs after the third inning of every game. This was a new twist.

— Gabe Lacques (@GabeLacques) October 28, 2019

There where also chants of “lock him up!”

Nats Park crowd follows introduction of President Trump with a distinct chant of, "Lock him up!"

— Barry Svrluga (@barrysvrluga) October 28, 2019

Trump had the idea to attend Game 5 of the World Series, which was the final World Series home game in DC before the series returned to Houston. He gave some consideration to throwing out the first pitch but decided not to — he would have needed a lot of body armor due to safety concerns.

Asked if he would throw 1st pitch, Pres Trump said: “I don't know, they got to dress me up in a lot of heavy armor-I’ll look too heavy” (h/t pooler @TomHowellJr)

From @barrysvrluga
“For the World Series, individual clubs submit ideas and preferences” but MLB has final approval https://t.co/RUA4oH5VBk

— Karen Travers (@karentravers) October 24, 2019

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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