President Donald Trump’s weird coin toss on the 126th Military-Navy NCAA school soccer recreation has sparked a tsunami of jokes on social media — and a heaping quantity of criticism.
On Saturday, Trump continued a long-running custom for sitting U.S. presidents by attending the matchup. Whereas on the recreation at Baltimore’s M&T Financial institution Stadium, he took the sphere to take part within the ceremonial pregame coin toss, and viewers couldn’t assist however discover that one thing was atypical concerning the right-wing chief’s toss.
Throughout the coin toss, Trump appeared to haphazardly throw the coin into the air as a substitute of flicking it. With out really spinning, the coin landed on the grass earlier than the president bizarrely pointed at it. The coin finally landed on tails, giving the Military Black Knights the benefit.
Social media customers on X, previously Twitter, had loads to say about Trump’s unconventional toss.
“Trump with one of many worst coin tosses I’ve seen lmao,” one individual wrote.
One other said, “Threw it up like he was trying a lay up, i’m lifeless.”
“I do know it’s only a coin toss, however that type was horrible. You flip it together with your thumb. That regarded like he was throwing a lifeless fish,” a separate X consumer commented.
Another person joked that Trump’s fake pas “most likely would have made a incredible toss in a recreation of cornhole.”
“It regarded like he thought it was a chicken that was presupposed to fly away,” one other added.
One X consumer argued, “It’s really potential he doesn’t perceive how coin tosses work.”
“If he was releasing a dove that might’ve been PERFECT!!!” another person quipped.
The White Home didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for remark.
En path to the Military-Navy recreation, Trump teased that he wouldn’t reveal who he was rooting for within the battle between the army branches.
“On the brink of land at Fort McHenry for my brief drive to the Military-Navy Recreation,” he wrote in a Truth Social post. “Everyone seems to be asking who am I supporting, Military or Navy? My reply is: ‘You should be joking in the event you suppose I’m going to provide you that reply!’”
