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President Donald Trump’s visit to the 126th Army-Navy football game Saturday was met by a crowd of protesters outside M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
Images posted 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 game in the heavily Democratic city, as Trump suggested sending the National Guard to Baltimore to help combat the city’s rampant crime. Baltimore consistently ranks among U.S. cities with high crime rates, often appearing in the top 5 for violent crime, particularly homicides and robberies.
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The left-wing activist group Free State Coalition (FSC) previously told the Baltimore Fishbowl that it was planning protests against Trump for Saturday’s game.
“Baltimore refuses to remain silent in the face of authoritarianism,” an FSC spokesperson told the outlet. “The protest is not un-American, but fascism is; this country was born of dissent against tyranny. We want to send a message to our neighbors who feel isolated and afraid to speak out: You are not alone. This is not normal, this is not right, and if we work together, this is not the future of America.”
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U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd from left) takes the field for the 126th Army-Navy game between the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen December 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. The teams compete for the Commander in Chief’s Trophy, with President Trump in attendance at the rivalry for the second year in a row. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
The protests against Trump 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 NCAA college football game at M&T Bank Stadium. The match took place in Baltimore, Maryland on December 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
“We mourn the loss of three great American patriots in Syria, two soldiers and a civilian interpreter. Likewise, we pray for the three wounded soldiers who, as just confirmed, are doing well,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social article on Saturday.
“This is an attack by ISIS against the United States and Syria, in a very dangerous part of the country, which is not fully controlled by them. The Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is extremely angry and disrupted by this attack. There will be very serious reprisals. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
