President Trump urges Atlanta Braves fans to continue doing controversial 'chop' at home games - Fox News

What the report says

Fox News, in a report from OutKick, said President Donald Trump encouraged Atlanta Braves supporters to keep performing the team’s long-running “Tomahawk Chop” during a Wednesday night appearance in the Atlanta area. The article said Trump was speaking at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County, where he was promoting administration policies and the “Trump Accounts” program.

According to the report, former Braves manager Brian Snitker, now described as an executive with the organization, attended the event. Trump brought Snitker and Braves Development Company President and CEO Mike Plant to the stage, and some in the crowd began the familiar Braves chant and arm motion. Fox/OutKick reported that Trump responded by telling the audience that critics say they are not allowed to do it, and then urged them to continue.

The gesture has been a recurring flashpoint in sports because it uses Native American-themed imagery and chanting. Critics have argued that the routine is disrespectful or stereotypical, while many Braves fans and some defenders of the tradition see it as part of the club’s game-day identity. The article noted there is no known formal ban on the chop at Braves games, while also saying the author observed it being used less prominently than in earlier years.

The episode matters because it places a cultural sports controversy into a political setting, with Trump siding openly with fans who want the tradition maintained. The Braves organization’s current position was not detailed in the supplied article.