Loud Boos at Trump Hit Airwaves Despite U.S. Open's Request

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Daily Beast

Published Sep. 7 2025 10:39PM EDT


The U.S. Open lost its bid to spare viewers at home from the crowd’s icy reception to President Donald Trump on Sunday. Loud boos directed at Trump were still heard in Disney-owned ESPN and ABC’s coverage of the men’s singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, despite an earlier request from the United States Tennis Association not to air any negative reactions to the president’s attendance.

An email sent by the organization’s leadership, first obtained by journalist Ben Rothenberg, had asked broadcasters “to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity.”

Trump attended the highly anticipated match as a guest of Swiss watchmaker Rolex. When he stepped out of the swanky suite, he was greeted by a mix of cheers and jeers in the stadium. In a clip of the ESPN/ABC coverage, the same rowdy uproar could be heard as cameras panned to Trump saluting the national anthem. He broke out in a smile shortly before the broadcast turned elsewhere.

“The jeers and catcalls, resounding in Arthur Ashe Stadium, were clearly audible,” columnist Nancy Armour wrote in USA Today of ABC and ESPN’s coverage, adding, “ABC and ESPN refused to kowtow.” While ESPN livestreamed the men’s final, it was broadcast on ABC.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/loud-boos-at-trump-hit-airwaves-despite-us-opens-request/

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ESPN/ABC show President Donald Trump during the national anthem at the US Open. The crowd can be heard booing, and the President reacted with a sly grin.
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[marble falls]

1. I'd have been very disappointed if they hadn't booed. He grinned because he thought the booing ...

... would be edited out.

Someone needs to try to explain prior restraint to TACO.

[FakeNoose]

21. Well ... they're New Yorkers ... gotta love 'em

Of course they're going to boo!

[marble falls]

24. He's lucky he didn't get a group bird.

[electric_blue68]

29. That's Us! 😄 TY to my fellow NYC'rs!👍

[Lovie777]

2. Ugh.............

the walking dead.

[Orrex]

7. Too much walking, not enough dead.

[tanyev]

3. Why is that GD draft dodger saluting during the National Anthem????

A U.S. president that has never served in the military, even one who has earned the cherished French Fry Certification Pin, is a civilian commander in chief.

[Orrex]

8. Same reason he AI'ed himself into Robert Duvall's hat.

[marble falls]

26. To be fair, TACO thought it was Robert E. Lee.

[ShazzieB]

15. Just putting on a show.

It's like when he hugs flags - he thinks it makes him look extra super patriotic (when in reality it makes him look extra super idiotic) for what he sees as a photo op.

Watching his face, you can see he's carefully trying to keep his features in just the right configuration. He does the same thing in photos where he's trying to look genial (usually accompanied by an upraised thumb), tough and scary (i.e., the mug shot), etc. He probably practices all his different expressions and poses in the mirror so he can trot out the right one for every occasion.

[tanyev]

18. Yep. He's thinking, "I look soooo presidential right now."

[marble falls]

25. It looks good to the basket of deplorables.

[agingdem]

4. Tickets aren't cheap...anywhere from $700 to $26,000

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so ostensibly the crowd should be "Trump's people",...and yet, despite Trump's attempt to censor the audio feed the boos were deafening...and the boos will continue to follow him because every event he attends turns into a shit show/Trump taking center stage/Trump stealing the spotlight..but what's become obvious to me is Trump's advance team is no longer able to censor spectator vitriol regardless of Trump's revenge-fueled threats of targeted retribution...

[RazorbackExpat]

13. I can't see myself paying $700 to watch a tennis match,

much less $26,000

[E. Normus]

5. the media outlets say that there was also applause

Of course the clapping was for the booing.

[twodogsbarking]

10. There was a point when Trump was choking. That's what the cheering was for. Then he lived. Shit.

[Wiz Imp]

19. And yet there were people posting here that insist that people were cheering and not booing

(And these were not newbie trolls). I still don't understand how anyone can hear those clips and think it's anything other than an overwhelming negative reaction to Trump. I'm sure there were legitimately some people cheering, but I'd say it was at best 10% cheers to 90% jeers.

[SpankMe]

6. Nothing says "totalitarian" like...

...self-censoring criticism of Dear Leader. Sanitizing the broadcast to quash evidence of dissent is pure fascism.

[twodogsbarking]

9. Imagine the number of people that flipped him off globally. This needs to be a thing. Tik Tok get to it.

Be the best flipper in the world.

[republianmushroom]

11. Just a little Censorship ?

Screw the USTA.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. Trump Is Repeatedly Booed At The U.S. Open

Multiple broadcasters captured the jeers despite the USTA's reported efforts to silence them.

Trump’s controlling the frightened owners of once-proud news organizations. Headlines downplayed the booing.

Trump Is Repeatedly Booed At The U.S. Open
Multiple broadcasters captured the jeers despite the USTA's reported efforts to silence them.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

— Animal Crackers (@animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social) 2025-09-08T11:27:02.596Z

President Donald Trump was repeatedly booed — and occasionally cheered — while attending the U.S. Open men’s final on Sunday, marking the latest sporting event where he’s been met with vocal backlash.

Trump attended the match between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday afternoon as a guest of the luxury watch brand Rolex, causing significant delays for fans as stricter security measures were put in place for his appearance.

While the match was initially scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., it was pushed nearly an hour as hundreds of people remained stuck in security going into the stadium.

During the national anthem, Trump was met with boos, and when he was shown on the jumbotron saluting from a suite at Arthur Ashe Stadium, he was met with a smattering of cheers. Later in the match, he was booed again for an extended period after the camera panned to him during a set break.....

ABC and ESPN, however, were among those that continued to air the jeers and heckling that occurred, refusing to bow to requests to filter dissent.

[calimary]

14. All I want to know is WHEN are we finally DONE with this bastard?

[quakerboy]

16. It would be interesting to see

a list of who censored it and who didnt.

Also.. who at rolex thought it would be a good idea to invite him.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. "Also.. who at rolex thought it would be a good idea to invite him."

Probably someone in Rolex trying to get a tariff exemption (especially since gold is exempt at the moment).

[Initech]

20. Ha ha, fuck you Donny!

Oh by the way, anyone checked him? He looked like he was half asleep at that event.

[Sneederbunk]

22. Bigly embarrassing and sad.

[OverBurn]

23. Why would they try to silence the boos? Seriously, why cover for him? I just don't get it.

Also, why the sane washing by the media? What does anyone have to gain by ignoring he's fucking nuts. It's their and their children's future too.

His policies are gonna bankrupt and worse maybe kill us? Is 3 or 4% more taxation really mean that much to their rich asses? Someone, anyone, make it make sense.

[Dave Bowman]

27. He should be used to it, pretty sure that when he was born the first thing he heard were boos from everyone in the room.

Sucks to be you, hey donnie?

[J_William_Ryan]

28. The United States Tennis Association has only itself to blame, they shouldn't have made such an idiotic request.

Otherwise, someone as unpopular as Trump should simply stay out of public venues altogether.