President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will travel toAtlantatowatchtheUniversitiesofGeorgiaandAlabama competeforthenationalchampionshiptitleonMonday.

A former Mrs. Trump could be there, too.

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Georgia native and UGA alum Marla Maples has been celebrating her alma mater's path to victory along with everyone else on Twitter these days - and signaled that she'd love to cheer on the Dawgs in person.

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"Now we’ve got a game!" she posted regarding the all-SEC game. "UGA and my dear friends Alabama. It's going to be fun! Now for tickets anyone?? 2 SEC teams in the championship. Yes!"

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Maples' daughter is Tiffany Trump . They both attended the Republican National Convention but it's unclear how tight she remains with her ex-husband; s ome speculated that she released Trump's tax returns in 2016 .

Trump will attend the game with Agriculture Secretary and former Gov. Sonny Perdue and Nick Ayers, a Georgia native who is Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff. Expect increased security measures.

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