Former President Donald Trump is expected to attend Sunday night’s Pittsburgh Steelers game.
The former president’s visit to the Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, where the Steelers will face off against the New York Jets, was officially confirmed Saturday afternoon by Burt Lauten, the team’s spokesman. It comes as Trump is vying to win the state of Pennsylvania in the 2024 election against Vice President Kamala Harris, as the state has the most Electoral College votes.
“We encourage fans to arrive early to the parking lots and to the gates so that they can enjoy our pregame experience and our celebrations throughout the game that will honor the 50th anniversary of our Super Bowl IX team,” a statement from Lauten on X read.
Statement regarding Sunday night’s game at Acrisure Stadium: pic.twitter.com/ClXQCjmf0W
— Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) October 19, 2024
Trump’s attendance to Sunday’s game was prefaced with a visit to a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, where he worked the fries stand and passed orders out to customers in the drive-thru. During his shift at the fast food chain, the former president stated he is looking forward to watching the big game.
“There’s a Pittsburgh game tonight, and we look forward to it, and it should be a good game, and yeah, good team, they have a great coach,” Trump told reporters out the drive-thru window.
WATCH: The crowd roars as President Trump waves from the McDonald's drive-through window pic.twitter.com/i6tgRhT6Uv
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 20, 2024
Trump’s visit to the Steelers game was hinted at by Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown in several social media posts, one of which featured him wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat while encouraging people to vote early; he also said, “We’ll be at the stadium this Sunday, taking live votes at the tailgate.”
Message for Pennsylvania
— AB (@AB84) October 16, 2024
Thrive > Survive
See you this Weekend #CTESPN @DonaldJTrumpJr @elonmusk @JDVance @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/Hk4uZ1sOag
Brown also spoke at Trump’s rally on Saturday, which was held in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The wide receiver shared a photo of him hugging the former president and a portion of his speech on X.
History will remember this moment
— AB (@AB84) October 20, 2024
Everyone coming together as one ???? pic.twitter.com/7TR1b0LPKB
The Legend @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/DsbVXJRkss
— AB (@AB84) October 20, 2024
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President Joe Biden won Pennsylvania in 2020 by less than 70,000 votes, and the race remains tight heading into the final weeks of the race. RealClearPolitics’s polling average shows Trump ahead of Harris by three points in Pennsylvania while holding a two-point national lead.
