ATLANTA (AP) – A light, cold rain fell on the fans tailgating and wandering around downtown Atlanta ahead of Monday night’s College Football Playoff title game, but there were no anti-Trump demonstrators in sight.
At least two groups have announced plans to protest President Donald Trump’s visit to Atlanta for the game, which was set to kick off after 8 p.m. But their announced actions were scheduled for later in the day, closer to the time of the president’s arrival.
With the rain’s unpleasantness compounded by temperatures in the 30s, many fans – decked out in University of Georgia red-and-black or University of Alabama crimson – sought refuge inside nearby restaurants and the Georgia World Congress Center, waiting for the stadium gates to open. Crowds were sparse for most of the day’s concerts in Centennial Olympic Park.
Cars clogged streets around the stadium, and some garages were charging as much as $60 to park for the evening.
The NAACP urged people to wear white and wave white towels in the stadium whenever the president appears, mocking the “snowflake” insult Trump supporters make against the president’s opponents.