On Sunday, President Trump attended the United States Open Men’s Finals in New York to watch the match between Janic Ajtin from Italy and Carlos Caraz from Spain – In his first appearance in this event, a decade and the first since his election as president.
Mr. Trump waved the crowd at Arthur Ash, where he was sitting next to the CEO of Rolex Jean -Frederick Dofor, upon his arrival in a luxury wing. He joined the president in the pavilion, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen, White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wales, Steve Whitkov, Prosecutor Pam Bondi and White House press secretary Caroline Levitte, among others.
The time of the match started back half an hour to give spectators more time to reach their seats due to long security lines.
The appearance is the first visit of Mr. Trump to the United States Open since attending the women’s quarter -finals match between Venus and Serena Williams in 2015, when he was drafted on the field. At the time, Mr. Trump was a candidate for the president.
On Sunday’s match, Mr. Trump was chanting during the national anthem, although the stadium was not yet full, and was later screaming when it was shown again on the screens inside.
The leadership of the American Tennis Association asked all broadcasters to refrain from presenting the disturbances or reactions in response to Mr. Trump’s visit, according to the tennis correspondent Bin Rothnberg recoil. A USTA spokesman told CBS News that they “regularly ask the broadcasters to refrain from offering disturbances outside the court.”
After the 22 -year -old Alcaraz defeated the wrong in four groups, Mr. Trump remained to attend the award ceremony, leaving just 6 pm and signed some hats after the match ended.
Mr. Trump was previously a key player in the United States Open for decades, although the appearances decreased as soon as he nominated the presidency. Trump was once its own suite in the championship, but that ended at the beginning of Mr. Trump’s first term.
On Sunday’s match was Alcaraz and the third sinner in the Grand Salam championship against each other this year. On Friday, it was asked about the visit of Mr. Trump, Al -Karaz He said It is a “privilege” that you have a president “from every country only to support the championship, to support tennis.”
“I will try not to focus [on Mr. Trump]Alcaraz said: “I don’t want myself to be nervous because of this,” Alcaraz said.