President Donald Trump faced a loud chorus of boos on Thursday when he appeared at Yankee Stadium to mark the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
The reaction contrasted sharply with the version of events Trump later shared on his social media platform, Truth Social. In the video he posted, the sound of jeers was absent. Instead, the clip featured a soundtrack of enthusiastic applause.
Trump attended the matchup between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers from a private box shielded by bulletproof glass. His visit came just a day after the fatal shooting of right-wing activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk at a Utah college. Before the first pitch, the stadium observed a moment of silence in Kirk’s memory, reported by The Daily Beast.
Earlier that day, during a memorial event at the Pentagon, Trump announced that Kirk would be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously. The award is the nation’s highest civilian honor and has been previously granted to figures such as Martin Luther King Jr.
Appearing on Fox & Friends the next morning, Trump dismissed the negative reception, insisting that “the fans were really nice” during his appearance. He also expressed support for the harshest possible punishment for Kirk’s alleged killer, saying he “hopes” the suspect “gets the death penalty.”
Authorities identified the suspect as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who was taken into custody on Thursday after a family member turned him in.
The Yankee Stadium episode was not the first time in recent days that Trump has encountered a mixed public reception. On Sunday, boos echoed through Arthur Ashe Stadium when he attended the U.S. Open men’s singles final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
Two days later, Trump dined at Joe’s Seafood in Washington, D.C., alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Outside the restaurant, protesters from the anti-war group Code Pink chanted “free Palestine” and shouted, “Trump is the Hitler of our time.”
While Trump has often framed himself as a figure of admiration at public events, the week’s string of appearances highlighted a more divided reality. His edited video from Yankee Stadium, along with his insistence that the fans showed warmth, added another layer to the contrast between the narrative he presents and the reactions unfolding in real time.