When Vice President Mike Pence briefly attended a regular-season NFL game between the Colts and 49ers and left after the playing of the national anthem in October 2017, it cost taxpayers $325,000, according to documents released by the Department of Homeland Security acquired by the Huffington Post.
Pence departed Lucas Oil Stadium after noticing several Niners players kneeled in protest of racial injustice and police brutality, which had been started by former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
An initial report from CNN estimated that the stunt cost taxpayers $242,000, due to flight expenses.