'USA! USA!': Trump receives cheerful welcome by 'fans' that Biden 'would never'

US President Donald Trump attended the final rounds of the 2024-25 NCAA wrestling championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday (March 22). But what's more interesting was Trump's "fans" present there who were seen cheering for the president and chanting "USA! USA!"

People were seen cheering and approaching Trump for a handshake while recording the moment as the US president entered the gathering.

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Trump - who was wearing a black overcoat - was seen responding with equal enthusiasm to his admirers and waving at them.

Markwayne Mullin - the Oklahoma Republican senator who interacted with Trump at the event- said that the cheering was the "respect" people hold for the US president.

"They respect a fighter. That's right at President Trump's base," Mullin told Fox News.

"He couldn't have been more at home in that crowd than myself or any other wrestler that was participating there," he added.

At the event, Trump's allies such as Elon Musk, Jim Jordan were also present at the event along with the former WWE executive and current education secretary Linda McMahon.

'They absolutely love me here, don't they?'

Mullin talked about Trump's reaction on people cheering at him.

"He said, 'They absolutely love me here, don't they?' I said, 'Sir, they do.' He said, 'Why do you think that?' And I told him, 'Sir, every male in this building, and I'd say a lot of the females, have been punched in the face. We're wrestling fans… they respect a fighter, and they respect you,'" Mullin told the news agency.

'If Joe Biden walked in that room...'

Mullin then criticised the former US president Joe Biden saying that he would never receive such welcome by people.

"If Joe Biden walked in that room, they wouldn't be chanting 'USA.' They'd be chanting something else," Mullin stated, Fox News reported.

(With inputs from agencies)