"Clearly ruffled many feathers": Perez Hilton reacts to Trump getting booed while attending latest Washington Commanders game

U.S. President Donald Trump greet fans as he attends the NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium on November 9, 2025 in Landover, Maryland. (Image via Getty)
U.S. President Donald Trump greet fans as he attends the NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium on November 9, 2025 in Landover, Maryland. (Image via Getty)

Pop culture podcaster Perez Hilton shared his reaction to President Donald Trump getting booed by the crowd during Sunday's NFL game. On November 9, Trump attended the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders matchup, making him the first sitting POTUS in half a century to attend a regular-season NFL game.

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During the first half, President Trump was shown on the videoboard while he was standing in a suite alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson. As soon as the President appeared on the videoboard, loud boos were heard in the stadium. Perez Hilton discussed the public's reaction in his November 10 blog. Reacting to the boos, the podcaster wrote:

"President Donald Trump clearly ruffled many feathers at the Washington Commanders‘ game on Sunday!"
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Hilton reported that the President attended the game to honor Veterans Day. He also led the Oath of Enlistment for service members who were sworn in on the field during halftime. The blogger shared that it was at this time that the crowd started booing.

"Right as he started, the booing was SO LOUD, it totally appeared to stun him to silence for a moment! He looked offended AF!" Hilton wrote.
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The social media personality highlighted that while reading the Oath, the President said:

"I, and state your name…"

Many on the internet mocked President Trump, suggesting he forgot to mention his name and read the sentence verbatim.

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Perez Hilton reported that while many accused the President of "screwing up the Pledge of Allegiance," it was the "typical way" to say the Oath. The POTUS was instructing the new recruits to say their own names, while he was not required to say his.

Hilton mentioned that the President attended the game after ESPN reported that he wanted the Washington Commanders to name their new DC stadium after him. Concluding his blog, the celebrity influencer commented that the team's fans might not have liked that idea.

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"It doesn’t sound like the team’s fans would be in favor of that!" Hilton said.

President Donald Trump opened up about his sporting experience during the game

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During Sunday’s game, the U.S. President appeared for a brief interview on the FOX broadcast with Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma. During the interview, Albert mentioned that the President played football for the New York Military Academy. He asked the POTUS to shed light on that.

"Well, I did. I played tight end, but I mean, it was not quite football like this. It was a little bit easier. It wasn't so tough. And we had a quarterback who didn't have a very strong arm. I would say 10 yards was a long pass," the President replied.
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Former professional footballer Vilma further asked President Trump how many touchdowns he had.

"I'm not sure I had any. I'm not sure. That's a long time ago, but uniform number 85. At least you realized that I never tell a lie," the President answered.

President Trump also expressed his love for sports in the conversation. Referring to sports, he said, "It's a microcosm of life" and drew parallels with life. Elsewhere in the interview, he expressed his joy at swearing in a "group of young people" on the Veterans Day Weekend.

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On the game front, the Washington Commanders lost 44-22 to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Edited by Anuj Singh Kushwaha
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