Marine joins Trump after subway incident case ends


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Marine veteran Daniel Penny, recently acquitted in a high-profile New York subway incident, has accepted an invitation to join Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and President-elect Donald Trump at this Saturday’s Army-Navy football game.

The invitation comes shortly after Penny’s acquittal of criminally negligent homicide charges stemming from an incident where Jordan Neely, a homeless man with 42 prior arrests, died following Penny’s intervention on a subway car.

Vance announced Penny’s acceptance on social media platform X, stating: “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.”

The case, which lasted approximately 18 months, centered around Penny’s use of a chokehold on Neely, who was allegedly making death threats to subway passengers. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office contended the restraint was unnecessary and directly led to Neely’s death.

Penny maintained his actions were justified, saying he was “100%” certain lives were at risk. In a Fox News interview, he stated: “The guilt I would’ve felt if someone did get hurt, if he did do what he was threatening to do, I would never be able to live with myself. And I’ll take a million court appearances and people calling me names and people hating me just to keep one of those people from getting hurt, or killed.”

The Maryland-hosted game will feature numerous Trump team members in his private suite, including Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth. Reports suggest Governor Ron DeSantis might attend, though his presence remains uncertain following recent developments regarding Hegseth’s confirmation prospects.

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