Vice President-elect JD Vance invited "good guy" Daniel Penny to be his "personal guest" at the Army-Navy game on Saturday.
The two will watch the game from a suite that will be occupied by Donald Trump and other members of his administration, including his defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, Notus reported.
Vance confirmed the news on X.
"Daniel's a good guy, and New York's mob district attorney tried to ruin his life for having a backbone. I'm grateful he accepted my invitation and hope he's able to have fun and appreciate how much his fellow citizens admire his courage," Vance wrote.
Daniel’s a good guy, and New York’s mob district attorney tried to ruin his life for having a backbone.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) December 13, 2024
I’m grateful he accepted my invitation and hope he’s able to have fun and appreciate how much his fellow citizens admire his courage. https://t.co/b4bY0G0EM3
Penny, a Marine Corps veteran, was recently acquitted of criminally negligent homicide in the killing of Jordan Neely on May 1, 2023. Neely was a 30-year-old homeless man experiencing a mental health crisis when Penny, 24, held him in a chokehold for six minutes on a New York City subway.
His upcoming appearance at the football game will be his first since he was found not guilty.
Originally published on Latin Times
