Vice President-elect JD Vance said that Daniel Penny has accepted his invitation to the Army-Navy football game, and many on the left expressed outrage and anger.
A jury exonerated Penny of charges related to the death of Jordan Neely after their altercation in a New York City subway. Neely had synthetic marijuana in his bloodstream and had suffered from mental illness when he threatened to kill subway passengers and Penny put him in a chokehold.
'I’m grateful he accepted my invitation and hope he’s able to have fun and appreciate how much his fellow citizens admire his courage.'
On Friday, Vance said Penny would be joining him and President-elect Donald Trump at the football game as their personal guest at Trump’s suite.