Staff Reports
It was a spectacular reminder that America still knows how to salute its own: on November 9, 2025 Air Force One roared low over Northwest Stadium as President Trump arrived to watch the Washington Commanders take on the Detroit Lions, a moment that lit up the jumbotron and sent a genuine thrill through tens of thousands of fans. The display was pure pageantry — the kind of patriotic spectacle the left tries to shame but our country has every right to celebrate.
What this trip proved is that President Trump is not afraid to put himself where the American people are, becoming the first sitting president to attend a regular-season NFL game since 1978 — a milestone that liberals and the media pretended would embarrass him but instead highlighted his connection to everyday Americans. That fact alone should make the mainstream press uncomfortable, because it flies in the face of their constant narrative that Trump is somehow out of step with the country.
Yes, a noisy minority booed when he appeared on the videoboard and during parts of the halftime ceremony, and the left’s PR machines immediately pretended those boos were the whole stadium. The reality on the ground was more complicated: there were cheers, indifferent sections, and a dedicated block of patriotism that erupted for the flyover and the military tribute — not the monolithic anti-Trump mob the papers wanted you to picture.
Rather than hide from the controversy, the president leaned into what matters most to hardworking Americans: honoring service. He joined in the stadium’s “Salute to Service,” reading the oath for new enlistees in an on-field enlistment ceremony — a simple, powerful act of respect for our troops that should shame anyone who thinks politics comes before patriotism. The scene should remind every patriot that policy and pageantry both matter when you stand for America.
The critics can crow about boos, but they won’t talk about the thousands who stood and cheered for a proud moment with America’s military, or the pilots who delivered a flawless flyover — a reminder that our armed forces remain a source of national pride even as the left and the press try to weaponize every public event. The president even praised the pilots for their skill after the flight, while reporters focused on manufactured outrage instead of the courageous young men and women he was honoring.
Make no mistake: the media’s reflex is to turn a salute into a scandal because their tribe feels threatened by real patriotism and real support for the military. Conservatives should call that out loudly — the Washington crowd was not a monolith of hatred, it was a mirror of this nation: messy, bipartisan in its passions, but overwhelmingly proud of its flag and its service members.
If you love America, you saw what mattered Sunday night — a president who didn’t shrink from showing respect for troops, an Air Force flyover that reminded millions what service looks like, and a people who still cheer for their country when given the chance. The left can keep whining about noise; the rest of us will keep showing up, standing tall, and defending the honor of America.
