Donald Trump is planning on attending Alabama football vs. Georgia Sept. 28 at Bryant-Denny Stadium Sept. 28, per Mark Halperin, an author and journalist who currently works for Newsmax.
John Wahl, a chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, said he was aware that of the possible visit by the former president.
“I am aware that Donald Trump has been considering a visit to Tuscaloosa for the Alabama-Georgia game,” Wahl said in a statement. “Obviously, I’m extremely excited about the prospect. The people of Alabama have a special relationship with Donald Trump and the Republican Party is always excited to welcome him to our state.
“With that said, I’m not directly involved in the planning, and I don’t know if the most recent assassination attempt changes anything here in Tuscaloosa.”
The Alabama football program and University of Alabama police have not responded to a request for comment. A city of Tuscaloosa spokesman said Trump’s visit is “unconfirmed.”
Trump attended two Alabama games in the past as a sitting president: the Jan. 8, 2018, meeting between Alabama-Georgia in Atlanta where the Crimson Tide beat the Bulldogs for its 17th national championship, and a Nov. 9, 2019, meeting at Bryant-Denny Stadium between LSU and Alabama.
Trump’s 2019 visit was the first time a sitting president has attended a University of Alabama home football game.
The only other president to attend an Alabama football game occurred on Jan. 1, 1963, when John F. Kennedy attended the Orange Bowl matchup between UA and Oklahoma in Miami.
According to Trump’s public event schedule, he has no events scheduled past a Sept. 21 rally in Wilmington, North Carolina.
What channel is Alabama football vs Georgia on?TV channel: ABCLivestream: Fubo (free trial)
Alabama vs. Georgia will broadcast nationally on ABC at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 from Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Alabama vs Georgia game timeDate: Sept. 28Kickoff: 6:30 p.m.
Ken Roberts contributed to this report.
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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