Trump not attending hyped Alabama-Georgia game as Hurricane Isaias barrels toward Gulf

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-09 · by Thomas Gamba-Ellis

Quick Summary

President Donald Trump announced he will not attend Saturday’s SEC football game between Alabama and Georgia due to Hurricane Isaias threatening the Gulf Coast area. The hurricane is expected to make landfall near Tuscaloosa on Friday evening, causing concerns for safety during the event at Bryant-Denny Stadium. While “College GameDay” has already moved indoors, both teams and the university are still planning to proceed with the game unless conditions worsen significantly.
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Story summary

Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would not attend the upcoming college football game between Alabama and Georgia, scheduled for Saturday, due to the threat of Hurricane Isaias. In a post on Truth Social, Trump emphasized the need for emergency responders and law enforcement to focus on hurricane preparedness rather than his safety. Despite missing this particular event, Trump mentioned he plans to visit both teams at later dates during the season. The hurricane is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast that evening, posing significant risks to areas near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where the game was set to take place. As a result of these weather concerns, ESPN’s "College GameDay" show has been relocated inside Alabama's basketball arena for safety reasons.

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Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 13% hedged 2 of 15 📰 publisher trust 70
“Article A discusses multiple college football games being affected by Hurricane Isaias, while Article B focuses specifically on President Trump's decision not to attend the Alabama-Georgia game due to the hurricane.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 19% hedged 5 of 26 📰 publisher trust 70
“The articles describe different stages of a larger situation involving Hurricane Isaias and Trump's planned visit to an Alabama-Georgia football game, but they do not report on the exact same occurrence.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 38% hedged 6 of 16 📰 publisher trust 67
“The first article discusses the possibility of a hurricane impacting the Alabama-Georgia game and potentially affecting President Trump's attendance, while the second article confirms that Trump will not attend due to Hurricane Isaias. These describe different stages of events related to the same situation.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 10% hedged 4 of 39 📰 publisher trust 63
“Article A reports that Trump is hoping to attend the game despite the hurricane, while Article B states he will not be attending due to the weather threats.”

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Thomas Gamba-Ellis
25 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Trump, who was expected to attend the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said Friday that he will not be going due to extreme weather threats from Hurricane Isaias. “Based on the fact that a huge Hurricane/Storm is coming, it is important to have our wonderful First Responders, Law Enforcement, and others, focused on that Storm, and in no way be thinking about the safety, or presence, of the President of the United States, ME!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday afternoon.
🔮 Daniels, who was a full participant in practice Wednesday, will wear a black brace which keeps his elbow permanently bent slightly.
🔮 The upcoming rendition of the college football pregame show set to take place at Alabama is forced to stray away from its traditional outdoor programming due to the impending hurricane expected to slam the area in the coming days.
🔮 Should Allen clear waivers, Washington could sign him back to the practice squad.
🔮 Even Guardians catcher Austin Hedges couldn’t hold back when talking about Murakami’s play.
🔮 He was a friend to all who knew him and will be sorely missed.
🔮 Yale’s first football game following former head coach Tony Reno’s tragic death could not have gone any better.
🔮 After getting engaged just days after Penix’s first career NFL start in 2024, the couple officially tied the knot at a Georgia resort in May.
🔮 Barstool will no longer appear on the network’s “Big Noon Kickoff” ahead of college football games on Saturday, with Portnoy confirming a report by The Athletic.
🔮 “The Red Wings will begin the 2026-27 season without a captain being named,” the team said in a statement last month.
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Topics

Alabama Georgia Hurricane Isaias SEC Tuscaloosa

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Alabama GPE · 5× Trump PERSON · 3× Georgia GPE · 2× Tuscaloosa GPE · 2× Ala. GPE · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× ESPN ORG · 1× SEC ORG · 1× Truth Social ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

Narrative

Trump, who was expected to attend the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said Friday that he will not be going due to extreme weather threats from Hurricane Isaias. “Based on the fact that a huge Hurricane/Storm is coming, it is important to have our wonderful First Responders, Law Enforcement, and others, focused on that Storm, and in no way be thinking about the safety, or presence, of the President of the United States, ME!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday afternoon.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-10
🔮 Trump, who was expected to attend the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said Friday that he will not be going due to extreme weather threats from Hurricane Isaias. “Based on the fact that a huge Hurricane/Storm is coming, it is important to have our wonderful First Responders, Law Enforcement, and others, focused on that Storm, and in no way be thinking about the safety, or presence, of the President of the United States, ME!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday afternoon.

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

Trump, who was expected to attend the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said Friday that he will not be going due to extreme weather threats from Hurricane Isaias. “Based on the fact that a huge Hurricane/Storm is coming, it is important to have our wonderful First Responders, Law Enforcement, and others, focused on that Storm, and in no way be thinking about the safety, or presence, of the President of the United States, ME!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday afternoon. asserted
Trump → expect → Social
Trump added that he plans to attend games for both teams later in the season. asserted
he → add → season
“Therefore, I will miss that potentially unbelievable Game, Alabama vs. Georgia but, hopefully, the Game will go on despite the weather! asserted
Game → miss → weather
I will be visiting both of those Teams at a later date. asserted
I → visit → date
” Hurricane Isaias, which is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast late Friday evening, poses a major threat to the Southeast, with Tuscaloosa near its expected path. asserted
Tuscaloosa → expect → path
Precautions surrounding the game have already been taken, with ESPN’s “College GameDay” programming moving inside to Alabama’s basketball arena due to the weather. asserted
programming → surround → weather
Despite the hurricane — which is expected to strengthen to a Category 3 storm by the time it reaches the coast — Saturday’s game is still on as of Friday evening, with Alabama insisting that the school is looking at the weather. “Alabama athletics continues to closely monitor the weather forecast ahead of Saturday’s football game, with the safety and well-being of the student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans as our highest priority,” the university said in a statement Wednesday night. “ asserted
university → expect → statement
We remain in close communication with the National Weather Service, the Southeastern Conference office and the University of Georgia as we observe conditions. asserted
we → remain → conditions
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