Former President Donald J. Trump ventured onto the home turf of a top GOP rival when he attended the Clemson-South Carolina college football rivalry game on Saturday night.
In a message to the state’s former governor Nikki Haley, the 2024 frontrunner was loudly cheered by fans at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia who chanted “We want Trump! We want Trump!” and “USA! USA! USA!” showing that the Palmetto State is still Trump country.
“Getting ready to leave for the Great State of South Carolina, to attend the Palmetto Bowl. Will be a terrific game. See you all later!” Trump wrote on Truth Social before heading out to the game.
Fans in the stands erupted in cheers as Trump strode across the field before kickoff, a sign that all the propaganda and weaponizing of the legal system against him hasn’t convinced a sizable number of Americans that he’s the great Satan that the Biden regime, Democrats and the thoroughly corrupt media have portrayed him to be.
South Carolina crowd goes crazy for Donald Trump. Could Joe Biden get this reception at any college football stadium in America? pic.twitter.com/wLTJ2eMls3
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) November 26, 2023
EXPLOSIVE: Massive pro-Trump crowd as Trump arrives in Nikki Haley’s state of South Carolina. Multiple indictments and MSM have not changed the minds of the voters. WATCH pic.twitter.com/FL07tzjwEH
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) November 26, 2023
Hero’s welcome for President Trump at the Palmetto Bowl.
South Carolina is Trump Country. pic.twitter.com/7GtQWYJYPc
— James Blair (@JamesBlairGOP) November 26, 2023
NEW: Crowd goes nuts as Donald Trump
arrives at Williams-Brice Stadium to watch the Clemson vs. South Carolina football game.Constant negative media coverage, attacks from Democrats, attacks from Republicans, gag orders, impeachments, facing 91 charges…
… and the American… pic.twitter.com/XN1ruRr5TJ
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 26, 2023
But not everyone was happy to see Trump with some members of the Clemson band booing him, one of several clips that have been cherry picked and posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, to spin the crowd as being hostile to the former, and perhaps future POTUS.
Members of the Clemson Marching Band loudly booing Trump as he came on the field during halftime at the South Carolina v. Clemson game pic.twitter.com/3wNkgBh2zL
— Olivia Rinaldi (@olivialarinaldi) November 26, 2023
Haley who is a Clemson alumni and trustee did not attend the game, a defensive 16-7 struggle that was taken by the Tigers thanks to three field goals by kicker Jonathan Weitz.
While the media has settled on the former governor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations as their choice for the GOP nomination, Trump still holds a commanding lead over the remaining field with the South Carolina primary now only three months away.
Haley recently scoffed at Trump’s advantage in the early going.
“I’ve always said that he was the right president at the right time and I agree with a lot of his policies,” Haley said in a Fox News appearance earlier this month, adding “the problem is drama and chaos follows him, whether fairly or not. It is constantly following him and Americans feel it.”
Trump has honored Haley with one of the nicknames that he has effectively used to label his political adversaries, tabbing her as “Birdbrain.”
- Kash Patel unveils perfect example why the FBI was a ‘diseased temple’ under the Biden regime - January 23, 2026
- Trump calls for Ilhan Omar to be investigated for ‘financial and political’ crimes - January 23, 2026
- Wannabe Newsom goes all the way to Davos to be canceled and humiliated for ‘frolicking’ - January 22, 2026
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.