Donald Trump chops on Atlanta Braves fans before the World Series game | World Series

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Just months after calling for a boycott of Major League Baseball, former U.S. president Donald Trump made the tomahawk chop with Atlanta Braves fans in Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night.

Trump stood next to his wife, Melania, as he cut off fans before the game between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros from a private suite.

Trump was joined by political allies, including U.S. senate candidate Herschel Walker, as the Braves came from behind to win 3-2 and move on to a win from their first championship since 1995.

Trump released a statement in a mass email to his supporters on Saturday about his planned appearance at the World Series:

“Looking forward to being in the World Series in Atlanta tonight. Thank you to Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, and Randy Levine of the New York Yankees, for the invitation. Melania and I look forward to a great evening watching two great teams!

MLB declined to make the invitation and said in a statement, “He requested to attend the game.”

Levine is the president of the Yankees.

The visit to Truist Park gave Trump a chance to see alongside Walker, the former University of Georgia Heisman Trophy winner and run back with the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings and the New Jersey Generals of the USFL.

Trump was a Generals owner when Walker played for the team in the now defunct league, and they maintained a relationship. Trump encouraged Walker to run for the Senate.

Former US president Donald Trump and his wife Melania participated in the ‘Stand Up for Cancer’ campaign in the fifth inning of the World Series game on Saturday. Photo: David J Phillip/AP

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Walker on Wednesday. Walker seeks to oust Democratic senator Raphael Warnock.

Trump called for a boycott of MLB games after Manfred removed the All-Star Game from Atlanta. The game was instead held in Denver.

President Joe Biden supported the game’s move, though some Braves fans and businesses near Truist Park complained they were unfairly punished.

Manfred’s decision announced in April follows a protest over Georgia’s new voting law, which includes an ID requirement for mail-in votes. Critics say the law will negatively affect communities of color.

Trump may have chosen Atlanta in hopes of a more positive reception than he received in his last appearance at the World Series. When he was still in office, he was booed when he sat on the stand in Game 5 of the 2019 World Series between the Astros and Washington at Nationals Park.

Trump was not shown on the Truist Park video board before the game.

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