Vice President-elect J.D. Vance on Friday formally accepted an invitation from Daniel Penny, the Marine Corps veteran who was acquitted in the subway strangulation death of Jordan Neely, to be a guest at the annual meeting. acknowledged. army vs navy game Located in Landover, Maryland.
NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman first reported that Penny had been invited early Friday morning, adding that Penny also planned to spend time with President-elect Donald Trump in a suite at Northwest Stadium. Commander in Washington.
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) speaks at a campaign rally aboard Elite Jet at the Contact Aviation facility in Waterford, Michigan, on October 24, 2024. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Vance replied Penny's attendance was confirmed on social media.
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“Daniel is a good guy. New York's mob district attorney tried to ruin Daniel's life because he had a backbone,” Vance wrote in a post to X.
“I am grateful that he accepted my invitation and I hope he enjoys himself and realizes how much his countrymen admire his courage.”
Penny, 26, was charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 suffocation death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia, on the subway. Neely stormed onto the train while high on a type of synthetic marijuana and screaming death threats. As K2.
Daniel Penny arrives at Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday, November 22, 2024. (Rashid Umar Abbasi, Fox News Digital)
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Last week, a jury was unable to reach a verdict on second-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors moved to dismiss it, and the judge allowed the jury to deliberate only on the second charge, finding Penny not guilty on Monday.
Mr. Penny is expected to join Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance at the 125th meeting. black knights and cadets. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also plans to attend Saturday's game, sources told Fox News Digital last week.
Army quarterback Bryson Daly (13) runs with the ball during the first half of the American Athletic Conference Championship NCAA College Football game against Tulane on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in West Point, New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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This season has been a banner year for both football programs, adding some buzz to the annual rivalry game. Both teams have a total of 19 wins this year. air force, The winner of Saturday's match will be awarded the Commander in Chief Trophy.
This will be the fifth time President Trump has attended an Army-Navy game. He first attended in 2016 and attended three times during his first administration.
Fox News' Michael Ruiz, CB Cotton, Grace Taggart, Paul Steinhauser and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
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