Trump booed at World Series, heckled with chants of 'Lock him up!'


President Trump was booed so loudly during Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night that the jeering almost reached 100 decibels — the equivalent of a handheld drill or motorcycle in motion.
This was Trump's first visit to a professional baseball stadium as president, and just might be his last, as he was also heckled with chants of "Lock him up!" Two men sitting behind home plate unfurled a sign that read "Veterans for Impeachment," and video shows several fans holding up their middle fingers at Trump.
The game was held at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., and Trump sat in a luxury suite with first lady Melania Trump and several of his most ardent supporters in Congress, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). Trump slipped in about eight minutes after the first pitch, and the crowd didn't really notice until he appeared on the Jumbotron after the third inning. That's when the sustained booing started.
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Trump left during the eighth inning, and the Nationals went on to lose to the Astros 7-1. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by chef and philanthropist José Andrés, known for providing food to people affected by natural disasters and being a critic of Trump and his policies towards immigrants. Andrés received hearty applause from the crowd.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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