President Trump Faces 'Lock Him Up' Chants At World Series Baseball Game

Topline: President Donald Trump faced echoing chants of "lock him up" at baseball's World Series in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, as fans at Nationals Park turned the rallying cry used by his supporters to target Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election against Trump.

Fans' cheers for the salute to troops at Game 5 of the World Series quickly switched to boos when the Jumbotron cut to President Trump and his wife, Melania.

According to Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs, Trump slipped in quietly after the first pitch, which he missed. He wasn't announced on the loudspeaker and left in the eighth inning of the Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros game.

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• Booing is more or less par for the course for presidents attending Major League baseball games: George Bush senior and junior, as well as Jimmy Carter, have previously received unfavourable receptions, the Guardian reports.
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• But the additional chants of "lock him up" point to the cloud of the impeachment inquiry that hangs over Trump and his presidency.

Key background: In the run-up to the 2016 election, Trump supporters would often chant "lock her up" at his rallies in response to claims that Clinton mishandled classified information by using her private email while secretary of state. An investigation by the State Department recently concluded that there was "no persuasive evidence of systemic, deliberate mishandling of classified information."

Surprising fact: Every president of the United States since William Howard Taft has thrown at least one ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game while president apart from Donald Trump.