Four Baltimore Ravens players attended Trump’s Tradepoint Atlantic event in Maryland, where he singled them out from the stage and praised the team’s 3-1 start.
The appearance came during Trump’s push for Anduril Industries’ $3.7 billion Arsenal-2 shipyard project, planned to build Virginia-class submarine components and create thousands of permanent jobs.
Marlon Humphrey, Tyler Loop, Nick Moore and Ryan Eckley met Trump before the speech, and at least two later joined a facility tour in the presidential motorcade.
Humphrey posted video from the motorcade on X that drew 1 million views within hours, quickly turning the encounter into an online political flashpoint.
Lamar Jackson was absent as he manages an ankle injury ahead of Sunday’s Falcons game, though Trump used the moment to send greetings to the Ravens quarterback.