A pair of men unfurled a large flag emblazoned with the slogan “Trump Won Save America” at a Major League Baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, eliciting outrage from liberal fans. One fan tried unsuccessfully to steal or damage the banner, but failed entirely. The banner holders were eventually escorted out of the venue by stadium security.
A Twitter user named Dion Cini unfurled the flag during the game while wearing a body camera. Journalists complained on Twitter about the incident, and fans showered the banner holders with boos, but the stunt received positive attention from conservative voters. “Just like every flag drop; nobody was arrested, flag was not confiscated, handshakes from all involved and welcome back to Yankee Stadium anytime, even and including next home game,” Cini wrote.
Just like every flag drop; nobody was arrested, flag was not confiscated, handshakes from all involved and welcome back to Yankee Stadium anytime, even and including next home game.
— Dion Cini (@dioncini) May 28, 2021
Body cam footage "Trump Won" Operation Flag Drop at Yankees.
Watch full 7 min video here:https://t.co/lQzE2jAMuB pic.twitter.com/kvpYcJ60vw
— Dion Cini (@dioncini) May 28, 2021
From my cold dead hands! pic.twitter.com/9rQIJCNaQW
— Dion Cini (@dioncini) May 28, 2021
One liberal fan attempted to steal the flag, but was unsuccessful. A man claiming to be the attempted thief posted to Twitter, “I tried to take it down but it wouldn’t rip” accompanied by an image of the fan struggling to rip the flag while dangling in mid-air, unsuccessfully using his entire body weight to try to rip the banner.
Footage of the incident quickly went viral on Twitter.
Crowd boos yahoos hanging “Trump won” flag at Yankee Stadium, cheers as security takes it away pic.twitter.com/C16LkN7Ofh
— Michael O'Keeffe (@MOKNYC) May 28, 2021
Someone brought a Trump Flag to Yankee stadium, got booed by everyone and got escorted out. pic.twitter.com/zaRD3KJfgi
— Aaron “We feel like” Boone (@aar0nboone) May 28, 2021
Dion Cini went viral with a Trump Won” flag drop at Yankees Stadium last night. pic.twitter.com/YsSuyeViJM
— ᒍOSᕼᑌᗩ ᒍEᖇEᗪ (@Joshuajered) May 28, 2021
"Trump Won – Save America" flag at Yankee Stadium just now.
The chorus of boos is nice.
But I suspect the stunts…and possibly worse… are going to keep escalating.pic.twitter.com/lQqqXDwtA1
— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) May 28, 2021
Major League Baseball has taken increasingly political left-wing stances in recent months, repeating Black Lives Matter talking points and moving the All-Star Game out of Georgia in protest of election integrity laws.