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Twitter reacts: President Donald Trump plans to attend Georgia-Alabama National Championship

An Atlanta police spokesman said the department is working with the Secret Service after learning President Donald Trump plans to attend Monday’s game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium between Georgia and Alabama for the national college football championship. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

An Atlanta police spokesman said the department is working with the Secret Service after learning President Donald Trump plans to attend Monday’s game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium between Georgia and Alabama for the national college football championship. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

By Maghen Moore

Jan 4, 2018

President Donald Trump plans to attend the College Football Playoff National Championship Game Monday, Jan. 8, in Atlanta, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Twitter immediately erupted after the news broke that the President would be in attendance.

The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in the championship game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium Monday, Jan. 8.

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