JD Vance invites Daniel Penny to be his guest at Army-Navy game: report
SUMMARY
Daniel Penny, recently acquitted of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges in the 2023 subway death of Jordan Neely, has been invited by VP-Elect JD Vance to attend the Army-Navy football game on Saturday at 3 p.m. Eastern. Vance extended the invitation earlier this week after the verdict, offering Penny a chance to join him as his personal guest. The game between the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy, will be held at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland. Penny and Vance will join former President Donald Trump in his suite. Announcing the news, NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman wrote on X, “VP-Elect JD Vance has invited Daniel Penny to be his personal guest at the Army-Navy game this weekend, per source familiar. They will be joining President Trump in his suite at the game.” Vance, who had refrained from public commentary during Penny’s trial, tweeted his support after the acquittal: “Thank God justice was done in this case."