Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was well aware of who was in attendance for the Lions’ Week 10 clash with the Washington Commanders in the nation’s capital.
After scoring a touchdown in the first quarter, St. Brown pointed toward the suite level at Northwest Stadium – where President Donald Trump was taking in the Week 10 game – before celebrating his score with a ‘Trump dance.’
The dance, inspired by the president’s unique dance moves, involves pumping both fists in the air while swaying the hips.
The dance’s use as a celebration first swept across the sports world last fall, shortly after Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. Multiple athletes across a variety of professional sports leagues – and college athletics – have mimicked Trump’s dance moves to use as a celebration the 12 months since.
USA TODAY confirmed that Trump would be attending the Commanders’ Week 10 game on Nov. 7. ESPN’s Pat McAfee initially reported the president was joining Josh Harris, the Commanders’ principal owner, in a suite at Northwest Stadium.
On Nov. 8, ESPN reported that Trump and the White House had been in contact with Harris and the Commanders to express his desire for the team’s new stadium to be named after him. Washington plans to have its $3.7 billion project built on the site of the old Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – the home of the football team from 1961 to 1996 – within the city limits of the nation’s capital.
The Nov. 9 game between the Commanders and Lions is the second NFL game President Trump has attended since his inauguration in January. The first was Super Bowl 59 in February.
Trump has also attended the FIFA Club World Cup, Daytona 500, U.S. Open men’s singles final, Ryder Cup and two UFC fights during his second term in the Oval Office.