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President
Donald Trump
returned to Queens, the New York City borough where he grew up, for the U.S. Open menâs final Sunday â and he got a Bronx cheer from the crowd.
When Trump was shown briefly on the jumbotrons at Arthur Ashe Stadium during the singing of the U.S. national anthem â with the president standing in salute â
fans responded with an audible cascade
of boos, as could be heard on ABCâs telecast. There also were some attendees who clapped, per tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg. Hearing the crowdâs reaction, Trump âoffered a smirk,â which âbriefly made the boos louder,â
the AP reported
. That came before the start of the championship match on the menâs side, which pits No. 1 Jannik Sinner (Italy) vs. No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain).
ESPN is broadcasting the U.S. Open menâs final on nationally on ABC, which aired the crowd reaction to Trump. That came after the United States Tennis Association sent a
memo to media partners requesting that they censor âdisruptions or reactionsâ in response to Trump
. âWe ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the Presidentâs attendance in any capacity,â the USTA said in the memo. Trump is attending the event as a guest of Rolex, in the luxury watchmakerâs private suite, as first reported by
the Bounces tennis blog
.
The Sinner-Alcaraz match was scheduled to commence shortly after 2 p.m. but the official start time was pushed back by half an hour because of traffic delays and additional security screening procedures installed with Trumpâs attendance. The championship match finally got underway at about 2:48 p.m., while ESPNâs coverage showed long lines of people still waiting to enter the stadium.
Trumpâs most recent appearance at the U.S. Open was in 2015, when he was a candidate still vying for the Republican nomination for president â and he was loudly booed then, too.
On Sunday, those accompanying Trump in the Rolex suite at the U.S. Open included his son-in-law Jared Kushner; Susie Wiles, While House chief of staff; U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt; and Steve Witkoff, Trumpâs special envoy.
ESPNâs exclusive coverage of the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament concludes Sunday with the menâs championship on ABC, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN streaming app. Coverage began at 1 p.m. ET with a preview special on ABC.
Trump draws some boos, and a few claps, when shown saluting during the anthem. (No one else was saluting the anthem).
Stadium still half empty due to long security lines.
#USOpen
pic.twitter.com/jzJiDMPFYb
â Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg)
September 7, 2025 |
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# Donald Trump Booed at U.S. Open Menâs Final Match
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President [Donald Trump](https://variety.com/t/donald-trump/) returned to Queens, the New York City borough where he grew up, for the U.S. Open menâs final Sunday â and he got a Bronx cheer from the crowd.
When Trump was shown briefly on the jumbotrons at Arthur Ashe Stadium during the singing of the U.S. national anthem â with the president standing in salute â [fans responded with an audible cascade](https://x.com/BenRothenberg/status/1964760234716733689) of boos, as could be heard on ABCâs telecast. There also were some attendees who clapped, per tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg. Hearing the crowdâs reaction, Trump âoffered a smirk,â which âbriefly made the boos louder,â [the AP reported](https://apnews.com/article/trump-us-open-sporting-events-boos-5a80b02c78403f1f2f87a30852ffb0f5). That came before the start of the championship match on the menâs side, which pits No. 1 Jannik Sinner (Italy) vs. No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain).
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ESPN is broadcasting the U.S. Open menâs final on nationally on ABC, which aired the crowd reaction to Trump. That came after the United States Tennis Association sent a [memo to media partners requesting that they censor âdisruptions or reactionsâ in response to Trump](https://www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-donald-trump-mens-final-attendance-visit-appearance-censorship-tv-booing-protest-jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz). âWe ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the Presidentâs attendance in any capacity,â the USTA said in the memo. Trump is attending the event as a guest of Rolex, in the luxury watchmakerâs private suite, as first reported by [the Bounces tennis blog](https://www.benrothenberg.com/p/donald-trump-us-open-sinner-alcaraz-2025-rolex-suite).
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The Sinner-Alcaraz match was scheduled to commence shortly after 2 p.m. but the official start time was pushed back by half an hour because of traffic delays and additional security screening procedures installed with Trumpâs attendance. The championship match finally got underway at about 2:48 p.m., while ESPNâs coverage showed long lines of people still waiting to enter the stadium.
Trumpâs most recent appearance at the U.S. Open was in 2015, when he was a candidate still vying for the Republican nomination for president â and he was loudly booed then, too.
On Sunday, those accompanying Trump in the Rolex suite at the U.S. Open included his son-in-law Jared Kushner; Susie Wiles, While House chief of staff; U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt; and Steve Witkoff, Trumpâs special envoy.
ESPNâs exclusive coverage of the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament concludes Sunday with the menâs championship on ABC, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN streaming app. Coverage began at 1 p.m. ET with a preview special on ABC.
> Reaction inside the stadium at the US Open as President Trump is shown on the Jumbotron during the national anthem â [pic.twitter.com/c8aghuUtPQ](https://t.co/c8aghuUtPQ)
>
> â Olivia Rubin (@OliviaRubinABC) [September 7, 2025](https://twitter.com/OliviaRubinABC/status/1964761625816375766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> Trump draws some boos, and a few claps, when shown saluting during the anthem. (No one else was saluting the anthem).
>
> Stadium still half empty due to long security lines.[\#USOpen](https://twitter.com/hashtag/USOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/jzJiDMPFYb](https://t.co/jzJiDMPFYb)
>
> â Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) [September 7, 2025](https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/1964760234716733689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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## Donald Trump Booed at U.S. Open Menâs Final Match

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President [Donald Trump](https://variety.com/t/donald-trump/) returned to Queens, the New York City borough where he grew up, for the U.S. Open menâs final Sunday â and he got a Bronx cheer from the crowd.
When Trump was shown briefly on the jumbotrons at Arthur Ashe Stadium during the singing of the U.S. national anthem â with the president standing in salute â [fans responded with an audible cascade](https://x.com/BenRothenberg/status/1964760234716733689) of boos, as could be heard on ABCâs telecast. There also were some attendees who clapped, per tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg. Hearing the crowdâs reaction, Trump âoffered a smirk,â which âbriefly made the boos louder,â [the AP reported](https://apnews.com/article/trump-us-open-sporting-events-boos-5a80b02c78403f1f2f87a30852ffb0f5). That came before the start of the championship match on the menâs side, which pits No. 1 Jannik Sinner (Italy) vs. No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain).
ESPN is broadcasting the U.S. Open menâs final on nationally on ABC, which aired the crowd reaction to Trump. That came after the United States Tennis Association sent a [memo to media partners requesting that they censor âdisruptions or reactionsâ in response to Trump](https://www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-donald-trump-mens-final-attendance-visit-appearance-censorship-tv-booing-protest-jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz). âWe ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the Presidentâs attendance in any capacity,â the USTA said in the memo. Trump is attending the event as a guest of Rolex, in the luxury watchmakerâs private suite, as first reported by [the Bounces tennis blog](https://www.benrothenberg.com/p/donald-trump-us-open-sinner-alcaraz-2025-rolex-suite).
The Sinner-Alcaraz match was scheduled to commence shortly after 2 p.m. but the official start time was pushed back by half an hour because of traffic delays and additional security screening procedures installed with Trumpâs attendance. The championship match finally got underway at about 2:48 p.m., while ESPNâs coverage showed long lines of people still waiting to enter the stadium.
Trumpâs most recent appearance at the U.S. Open was in 2015, when he was a candidate still vying for the Republican nomination for president â and he was loudly booed then, too.
On Sunday, those accompanying Trump in the Rolex suite at the U.S. Open included his son-in-law Jared Kushner; Susie Wiles, While House chief of staff; U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt; and Steve Witkoff, Trumpâs special envoy.
ESPNâs exclusive coverage of the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament concludes Sunday with the menâs championship on ABC, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN streaming app. Coverage began at 1 p.m. ET with a preview special on ABC.
> Trump draws some boos, and a few claps, when shown saluting during the anthem. (No one else was saluting the anthem).
>
> Stadium still half empty due to long security lines.[\#USOpen](https://twitter.com/hashtag/USOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/jzJiDMPFYb](https://t.co/jzJiDMPFYb)
>
> â Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) [September 7, 2025](https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/1964760234716733689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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