NBC devoted just a fleeting few seconds to former President Donald Trump’s attendance at a Sunday night Pittsburgh Steelers game that the network was broadcasting, leaving some fans crying foul, especially given its doting coverage of Taylor Swift.

The former president was seen on the national broadcast for less than 10 seconds where he waved appreciatively to throngs of black-and-yellow-clad Steelers fans. Some present for the game shot video of the crowd chanting “USA! USA!” during breaks in the game, none of which was captured by NBC when it chose to briefly acknowledge his presence. “The 45th president, Donald Trump, in attendance tonight, the invited guest of one of the suite-holders here,” said commentator Mike Tirico before the network quickly switched to an overhead shot of the packed stadium.

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MAGA fans called out NBC for hypocrisy, with one noting that the network on average devotes many minutes of airtime to showing or talking about Taylor Swift during her attendance at Kansas City Chiefs games to watch her boyfriend, tight end Travis Kelce. “On average, NBC shows Taylor Swift seven times during an NFL broadcast. Tonight, they showed Trump only once, and just for a few seconds,” John Le Fevre wrote on X, the Daily Mail reported. Others were in agreement.

“I’m amazed NBC showed Trump at the game,” one user wrote. “It was very brief, but you know it killed NBC to have to acknowledge Trump’s presence. But if it was Taylor Swift, they would have dedicated a 3-minute segment to it.” Another wrote, “Taylor Swift is shown by NBC Sports at least five times a quarter. But a U.S. President is only shown once for a span of three seconds. Pathetic.” Conservative activist Charlie Kirk obtained and posted footage of the crowd applauding President Trump, saying it was the “actual footage of the Steelers game tonight NBC won’t show you.” […]