Trump could appear at Penn State football game near Election Day: report

Former President Trump could appear at a crucial college football game next weekend.

Trump’s campaign plans for him to attend Penn State’s game against Ohio State in University Park, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 2, three days before Election Day, Yahoo Sports reported Thursday.

The possible appearance would take place in a critical area of ​​tension for Trump and his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

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The Big Ten Conference matchup kicks off at 12 p.m. ET, streaming on FOX.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump campaign and Penn State for comment but did not receive a response.

Trump is usually a regular at UFC events and has appeared at two football games so far this election season.

Trump was in attendance for Alabama’s big win over Georgia in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, earlier this season.

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Former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, attends a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets in Pittsburgh on October 20, 2024. (Evan Vucci Pool/Getty Images)

He also attended the Steelers’ stunning win over the New York Jets at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Sunday night. Former Steelers stars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell were at a pro-Trump rally on Saturday.

In a Fox News national poll on October 16, Trump was two points ahead of Harris.

However, Harris leads by six points among voters in the seven key battleground states (within the margin of error for this subsample), and the candidates are ahead among voters in nearby counties where Biden and Trump’s lead was in 2020 49% less than 10 points.

Trump’s advantage comes from the fact that he won a larger share of counties by more than 10 points in 2020 (64%-35%) than Harris did in counties that Biden won by more than 10 points (58% -39%).

President Trump during a presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville on October 22, 2020. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

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A September 27 Fox News poll of Pennsylvania voters showed Harris narrowly leading Trump by two points among registered voters (50% to 48%), while the race is at 49% among likely voters.

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