The New York Yankees were playing the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night at their home stadium, Yankee Stadium. The game also briefly turned to a pro-Trump event when a collection of fans unfurled a massive “Trump or Death” banner over the balcony as “God Bless America” played.
Videos soon emerged of the colossal flag being unfurled at the game, with the banner featuring Donald Trump’s death stare, text saying “Trump or Death,” a likely play on Patrick Henry’s famous “Liberty or Death” speech, and the years 1776 and 2024, representing America’s Declaration of Independence, and when Trump could once again be elected president, respectively.
Here are three different angles of the incident:
Trump Flag dropped at Yankees Stadium during National Anthem 'God Bless America' as Detroit Tigers play New York Yankees. pic.twitter.com/oP4Y7Y2Eaz
— Bill Ellmore 𝕏 (@BillEllmore) September 8, 2023
The flag was only visible for about a minute before being packed back up. The Yankees managed to eke out a victory in the game, winning by 4 to 3 against the Tigers, with the game seeing no other disruptions of note.
This is the second time in a week that a Trump flag was unfurled at a Yankees game in Yankee stadium. On Sunday, as the Yankees beat the Houston Astros 6 to 1, a flag reading “Finish the Wall – Trump 2024” was also unfurled over the balcony.
Another good angle of our Trump Or Death Flag at Yankee Stadium. https://t.co/cBS7s6C7tY pic.twitter.com/IA0PTLLTMF
— Dion Cini (@dioncini) September 7, 2023
