TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump railed against immigrants Saturday afternoon in the Rust Belt, his supporters in the Deep South had turned his earlier broadsides into a rallying cry over a college football game as they prepared for the former president’s visit later in the evening.

Alabama stormed out to a 21-0 lead over No. 2 Georgia after one quarter in Tuscaloosa, and college football fans were in shock.

Former President Donald Trump seemed pleased with what he saw Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. In a brief interview with Outkick founder Clay Travis posted on X, the Republican presidential candidate was emphatic on one point.