President Donald Trump is officially inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship.
Trump arrived shortly before gametime to watch Alabama take on Georgia in the national championship game. A heavy Secret Service presence preempted President Trump's arrival, significantly slowing down a normally brisk security process.
Monday's national championship game is the first football game Trump has attended since being inaugurated as president. He most recently attended the 2016 Army-Navy football game as president-elect. Trump is the first sitting president to attend a college football game since Barack Obama attended the 2011 Army-Navy game.