President Trump To Attend Army-Navy Game In Philadelphia, Handle Coin Toss
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) - President Donald Trump will officiate the coin toss before Saturday's Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia. West Point made the announcement on Friday leading to the game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, where the No. 22 Black Knights (9-2) play the Midshipmen (3-9).
The White House confirmed Trump's attendance to CBS3 on Tuesday. Trump also went to the 2016 game when he was president-elect.
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Trump will be the 10th sitting president to attend Army-Navy, a tradition that began with Theodore Roosevelt in 1901. Barack Obama was the most recent president to attend the game, in 2011 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.
Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk said at the annual pregame luncheon in Philadelphia last week that that school is always prepared for the president to attend.
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The 108th football meeting between Army and Navy will be the 20th game attended by a president. The Commander-in-Chief traditionally switches sides of the field at halftime.
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