Trump Booed By Crowd As He Enters Stadium For Palmetto Bowl

Former President Donald Trump was greeted with boos as he arrived at Williams-Brice Stadium in South Carolina on Saturday to watch the Palmetto Bowl between the University of South Carolina and Clemson University football teams.

Trump beat President Joe Biden by 12 points in the state in 2020 and has maintained a steady lead ahead of his 2024 Republican rivals, which includes former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) invited the former president to the game. According to footage circulating on X, formerly Twitter, Trump was greeted with a mix of loud boos as well as “we want Trump” chants from the audience.

Trump’s spokesman Steven Cheung tried to spin the reaction in a statement: “South Carolina loves President Trump. Just take a look at all the videos circulating social media of giving him a warm and rousing welcome to the Palmetto Bowl.”

Simon Ateba, chief White House correspondent at Today News Africa, retweeted the video of Trump’s entrance.

“EXPLOSIVE: Massive pro-Trump crowd as Trump arrives in Nikki Haley’s state of South Carolina,” he wrote. “Multiple indictments and MSM have not changed the minds of voters. WATCH.”

Trump’s visit to South Carolina comes in the middle of his Manhattan civil fraud trial, in which he is being investigated for fraudulently inflating his personal and corporate assets. Trump has repeatedly attacked the judge and prosecutor in the case, which has led to multiple death threats.