President Donald Trump attended the U.S. Open men’s final in New York on Sunday, and reports quickly spread across media outlets and social platforms alleging that he had been greeted with “deafening boos” from the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

However, multiple videos and eyewitness accounts have since raised questions about the accuracy of those reports.

Initial coverage from outlets including Rolling Stone described the scene as one dominated by booing.

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The magazine reported: “A chorus of boos and sparse clapping greeted Donald Trump when the president arrived at the U.S. Open men’s final at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on Sunday. Later, the boos continued and could be heard on the national telecast during the national anthem. The crowd booed again when the president was shown on an arena screen during a set break.”

That account was amplified by social media users who shared posts claiming that Trump had been “mercilessly booed” throughout the evening.

The reports quickly spread online and were repeated by various commentators.

Yet video footage from inside the stadium tells a different story.

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Clips circulating on social platforms show Trump entering the venue as many spectators were still taking their seats.

The audience reaction at that moment was not dominated by boos, but by a mixture of applause and cheering.

Cheers from the audience as President Donald J. Trump enters Arthur Ashe Stadium for the @usopen pic.twitter.com/TsXbMJZ59x

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 7, 2025

Additional video from when Trump’s image appeared on the stadium’s Jumbotron showed a crowd response that was more mixed, with noticeable applause alongside some booing, rather than the “roundly booed” scene that had been reported.

The discrepancy was significant enough that MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle addressed the claims on X, pushing back on the idea that Trump had been “driven out” by boos.

I was there. I didn’t witness him getting booed & the delay wasn’t a big deal.
The day was about great tennis.
The President was there too. https://t.co/DtV17kAdTf

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) September 8, 2025

For a figure not typically aligned with Trump’s supporters to correct the narrative highlighted how far the initial reports had diverged from what was visible on camera.

Observers acknowledged that in a crowd of that size, some negative reactions were inevitable.

Trump has long been a polarizing figure in New York, and the presence of both boos and applause was not unexpected.

But the overall sound captured in several videos suggested that cheering was at least as prominent as booing, contradicting the impression created by some of the early coverage.

One video promoted by political influencer Harry Sisson, who described the reaction as “loudly booed,” showed a crowd response that appeared primarily positive, with applause and cheering dominating the audio.

Trump just got LOUDLY BOOED when shown on the jumbotron at the U.S. open. People hate him!!! pic.twitter.com/klftpSYAhr

— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) September 7, 2025

The reporting has since drawn scrutiny for overstating the level of negative response.

Footage from the event and corrections from unexpected sources, including MSNBC, indicate that the portrayal of Trump as being “mercilessly booed” did not match the reality of what took place in the stadium.

The incident underscores ongoing disputes over media coverage of Trump’s public appearances, where differing accounts often circulate widely and quickly.

In this case, the contrast between initial reports and video evidence suggested that the audience response was more balanced than many headlines initially indicated.

President Trump’s attendance at the U.S. Open drew national attention, but the conflicting portrayals of the crowd’s reaction have left questions about how events are being reported and amplified in real time across media and social platforms.

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