Donald Trump has surprising response after being booed at Knicks game
Donald Trump had an interesting response to being booed by the crowd at last night’s Knick’s game.
The POTUS and his granddaughter Kai Trump were in attendance at Madison Square Gardens for the NBA Finals Game 3, which saw his team lose 111-115 to the San Antonio Spurs.
Prior to the game getting underway, Trump was displayed on the Jumbotron and was met with loud boos from the crowd.
However, it seems that he had a rather different take on how things went.
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Trump addressed the incident in a post-match conference with reporters, where he was asked about ‘the reception you got from the Knicks fans tonight’.
“I thought it was great,” he said. “I thought it was amazing actually.”
He then asked: “You mean when they had the camera on me?”
Before continuing: “I thought it was very good, yeah. It was certainly amazing. It was, I think, mostly cheers.
“It was loud and very enthusiastic.”
He also appeared to double down later on with a post on Truth Social.
Trump shared a video of his Presidential limousine and entourage driving through the streets of New York City with crowds gathered on both sides of the closed off roads.
The clip was then reposted by former FBI Special Agent Nicole Parker who wrote: "NYC loves Donald Trump."
He then reposted this to his followers, in an apparent clap back to critics.
A forensic lip-reader has since revealed what Trump was saying to Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan after the incident.
Despite the boos, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on ESPN that Trump was a welcome guest.
“I found out [Trump was going] because Jim Dolan invited him to the game and he said yes," Silver said. “He is welcome to be here.
“What I will say about President Trump is that he was a fixture at NBA, Madison Square Garden (in the past). A genuine Knicks fan.
“Yes, some inconvenience to fans but if you look around the arena, it is getting packed. People listened and got here early. We should be using sports to create more of a sense of community.”
According to ESPN, Trump is not expected to attend Game 4 on Wednesday night due to having a prior commitment.
Topics: Donald Trump
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