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With President Donald Trump in attendance at this afternoon's Washington Commanders-Detroit Lions game, Lions wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown marked the occasion with Trump's signature dance.
St. Brown scored a touchdown early on in the contest to take a 14-3 lead over the Commanders at the game played in Landover, Maryland.
After taking a 14-3 lead, St. Brown appeared to point directly up to Trump and did the President's signature 'twist' dance alongside his teammates - including fellow wideout Jameson Williams.
It's not clear if that was an homage to the President, or a way to mock him - considering St. Brown plays for the road team.
Trump is at the stadium during the week of Veteran's Day - with the Commanders set to celebrate the occasion.
Trump sat in a luxury box at the game alongside Commanders owner Josh Harris after arriving in Landover by helicopter - shortly after Air Force One flew over Northwest Stadium.
Lions wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) did the 'Trump Dance' with the President in attendance
After scoring, St. Brown pointed up to the luxury box Trump was sitting in
He was later shown on the jumbotron. According to Washington Post Commanders beat writer Tom Schad, there were 'lots of boos' when the President was projected on screen.
It also comes after reports indicated that Trump has requested the football team to name their upcoming $3billion+ stadium project after him.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ESPN: 'That would be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible'.
The outlet claim that Leavitt did not answer further questions but did say: 'It's what the president wants, and it will probably happen.'
The Commanders anticipate discussing the move with the President, according to ESPN, but nothing formal has taken place.
But sources told the outlet, 'He [Trump] has cards to play. He can make it very difficult, through government environmental approvals, to make sure everyone who wants this stadium to be built will join to put his name on it'.
After years of searching, the Commanders are set to begin work on building a new stadium on the site of their former DC home - RFK Stadium. The team left that building in 1996.
The plane flew low over Northwest Stadium during the first quarter of Commanders vs Lions
The Commanders will return to the site of their former home, RFK Stadium, starting in 2030
Congress passed a bill transferring the RFK Stadium land to the city that was signed by then-President Joe Biden in early January.
That paved the way for making it possible to replace the old stadium with a mixed-use development, including the new venue for the Commanders.
'I don't think there is a better site anywhere in the world than that site,' Trump said back in May, while taking some credit for the plan.
'It sat there for years and people were talking about stadiums and 25 different sites. I said they're not talking about the best site. That's the best site there is.'
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