Trump arrives in the United States open to cheers and hoots, encourages security delay – National
President Donald Trump was greeted by a mixture of cheers and hoots upon arrival at the United States final Open on Sunday, the majority of stadium seats and the start of delayed start due to improved security checks.
An ABC television show has shown that Trump was coming out of a box seat to signal the still busy crowd but did not include the audio of the crowd.
The United States Tennis Association had asked the broadcasters to delete any reaction to Trump, according to reports during the weekend.
A spokesperson for the USTA told Reuters that the association regularly asked the broadcasters “to refrain from presenting off-course disruptions”.
The start time of the match, originally scheduled for 2 p.m. HE (1800 GMT), was delayed by 30 minutes due to security checks announced to American open organizers, about half an hour before starting.
“Following the security measures in place and to ensure that fans have more time to go to their seats, we pushed the start time of today’s match at 2:30 pm,” the tournament organizers said in a press release.
President Donald Trump acts when he arrives at the US Open Tennis Men’s Singles Sunday September 7 in Flushing, NY
(AP photo / manual Balce CNETA)
Trump, a republican, is a sports fan who regularly expresses his opinion on sport in the same way as he sought to influence or intimidate the institutions of American society.
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In February, weeks after taking office, he published an executive decree which sought to ban women and transgender girls of female sports.
Supporters said it would restore equity, but criticisms said he was about the rights of a tiny minority.
During the summer, Trump put pressure on the Washington Commanders’ football team to return to his old name of the Redskins, a nickname which, according to criticism, was a racist representation of the Amerindians.
Trump’s approval rating was 40% at the end of July and in mid-August, according to the surveys of Reuters and Ipsos, the lowest of his presidency.
On all politicians, Trump’s support came massively from Republicans, raising questions about how he could be received in New York, which is a democratic bastion.
President Donald Trump goes to the crowd before the start of the male final in simple at the US Open Tennis Championships on Sunday September 7 in New York.
AP photo / yuki iwamura
In front of the Arthur Ashe stadium in Queens, the largest place in sport in the world, by capacity, the secret services and other federal security officers checked the bags and passed the participants to metal detectors before the start of the championship match between the Rivaux Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
Visitors to the tennis center shared mixed feelings about Trump who was to attend.
Dave, a New York banker who refused to give his last name, said he felt “not particularly well” of Trump’s visit.
“I don’t care if it came or not. Why not particularly well? I’m not a fan at all. Who is a condemned criminal,” he said.
Some visitors, however, were not embarrassed by his presence.
“He can go where he wants and attend a match if he wants,” said Karen Stark, a retired tennis fan, who has traveled for the Michigan final.
The president, a regular golfer on weekends in the Washington region or in his properties of New Jersey and Florida, has attended several sporting events as president since his entry in January.
He went to the Super Bowl in February, receiving cheers and huts from the crowd, and attended duels of the Ultimate Combat Championship.
