Trump signed the executive order inside the Navy locker room before the teams went onto the field. He also administered the coin toss before the game.
President Donald Trump attended the 120th Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia, drawing a loud applause from the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field when he was introduced. Before he entered the field and flipped the coin, he visited the locker rooms of both teams.
Trump is the 10th sitting president to attend the annual game between Army and Navy, and this year's appearance makes him only the third president to attend the game in consecutive years. Harry Truman was at the game every year between 1945 and 1950, and John F. Kennedy attended the game in the 1961 and 1962 seasons. The game was played after Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper last month signed a memo that set the guidelines for it to happen. First, the defense secretary must approve the athletes. Secondly, the athletes must fulfill their service obligations or repay the costs of their academy education.
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