Protests break out outside Army-Navy game amid Trump attendance
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President Donald Trump’s visit to the 126th Army-Navy football game Saturday was greeted by a crowd of protesters outside M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
Images on social media showed a line of protesters holding obscene signs opposing Trump on the street leading to the stadium.
Protests were expected for the party in the Democratic-majority city after Trump suggested sending the National Guard to Baltimore to help address rampant crime in the city. Baltimore consistently ranks among American cities with high crime rates, often appearing in the top five for violent crime, especially homicides and robberies.
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The left-wing activist group Free State Coalition (FSC) previously told the Baltimore Fishbowl that it would be planning anti-Trump protests for Saturday’s game.
“Baltimore refuses to be silent in the face of authoritarianism,” an FSC spokesperson told the outlet. “Protest is not anti-American, but fascism is; this country was born in dissent against tyranny. We want to send a message to our neighbors who feel isolated and afraid to speak: they are not alone. This is not normal, this is not right, and if we work together, it is not the future of America.”
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President Donald Trump takes the field for the 126th Army-Navy game on Dec. 13, 2025, in Baltimore. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
The anti-Trump protests also come on the same day that officials said two U.S. Army soldiers and an American interpreter were killed in an ambush in Syria.
Trump said the attack was carried out by ISIS and that “there will be very serious retaliation.”
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President Donald Trump walks onto the field before the start of the 126th Army-Navy game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
“We mourn the loss of three great American patriots in Syria, two soldiers and a civilian interpreter. Additionally, we pray for the three wounded soldiers who, as just confirmed, are doing well,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Saturday.
“This was an ISIS attack against the United States and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, which is not completely controlled by them. The president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is extremely angry and disturbed by this attack. There will be very serious reprisals. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
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