Daniel Penny joins Trump and Vance at Army-Navy game as ‘hero’ days after acquittal in NYC subway chokehold case
Daniel Penny, acquitted in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, attended the Army-Navy football game as a guest of J.D. Vance. He met with President-elect Trump and Vance, who praised Penny’s “courage.” Neely’s death sparked protests over the treatment of homeless individuals. Penny maintains Neely posed a threat, while the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide by neck compression.