TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- President Donald Trump knew where to go Saturday for home-field advantage, finding comfort in the Deep South with college football fans cheering two of the nation's top teams -- and him.
His reception at the showdown between LSU and Alabama contrasted with the scene last month at Game 5 of the World Series in Washington, where was booed, and the mixed response to his appearance at UFC 244 in New York a week ago.
Trump, sitting one tier above the field, waved as fans turned around to look up at the president. He smiled, gave a thumbs-up a few times and threw a couple of fist bumps into the air as the Alabama fans waved red and white pompoms in response.