JD Vance Confirms Daniel Penny Will Join Army-Navy Battle After Acquittal In Subway Stop Lawsuit

Vice President-elect JD Vance confirmed Friday that Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran found not guilty in the subway death of Jordan Neely, has officially accepted his invitation to be his guest at the annual Army-Navy game in Landover, Maryland.

NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman first reported that Penny had been invited early Friday morning, adding that he would join President-elect Donald Trump in his suite at Northwest Stadium, home of Washington’s commanders.

Republican vice presidential candidate U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) speaks during a campaign rally at Elite Jet at the Contact Aviation facility on October 24, 2024 in Waterford, Michigan. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Vance replied on social media confirming Penny’s participation.

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“Daniel is a good guy and the New York mob district attorney tried to ruin his life to have a backbone,” Vance wrote in a post on X.

“I am grateful that he accepted my invitation and hope that he is able to have fun and appreciate how much his fellow citizens admire his courage.”

Penny, 26, was charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 subway death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia who had barged onto the train and yelled death threats while high on a known type synthetic marijuana. as K2.

Daniel Penny arrives at Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday, November 22, 2024. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)

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Last week, jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the charge of second-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors moved to dismiss it, and the judge allowed jurors to consider the second charge alone, and they found Penny not guilty on Monday.

Penny is expected to join Trump and Vance at the 125th meeting black knights and midshipmen. Sources told Fox News Digital last week that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida will also be in attendance at Saturday’s game.

Army quarterback Bryson Daily (13) runs with the ball during the first half of the American Athletic Conference championship NCAA college football game against Tulane on Friday, December 6, 2024 in West Point, NY (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

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This season has been a banner year for both football programs, adding buzz to the annual rivalry game. The teams have a combined 19 wins this year and counting Air Force, the commander-in-chief’s trophy will be awarded to the winner of Saturday’s match.

This will also mark Trump’s fifth time attending the Army-Navy game. He first participated in 2016 and made three appearances during his first administration.

Fox News’ Michael Ruiz, CB Cotton, Grace Taggart, Paul Steinhauser and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.

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