Former NFL player and military vet reacts to 'unfortunate' Trump boos at Commanders game

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President Donald Trump did not receive a warm welcome during Sunday's Washington Commanders-Detroit Lions game.

On the Northwest Stadium public-address system, Trump read the names of those enlisting in the U.S. military as part of the NFL’s "Salute to Service" festivities ahead of Veterans Day. However, Commanders fans booed.

The reaction did not surprise former NFL player and military veteran Alejandro Villanueva.

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Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva stands for the national anthem before playing the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field. (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)

"There’s a lot of division in the United States politically, maybe throughout the world as well, regarding who the president is. It is unfortunate," he told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "I mean, obviously, I wish we lived in a place where we had a lot more agreement, but it is America. You protect the freedoms and the rights of everybody to protest and to express themselves however they want."

Villanueva also hoped civilians do not reach a point where they feel service members only support one political side.

"I hope that we do not create the military into a class where Americans feel that it supports one political party or the other, because I do feel that military-civilian relationships is one of the most special and crucial aspects of our military, and the fact that we've been able to be, you know, the power that we are right now."

President Donald Trump speaks from a suite alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, during halftime of an NFL football game between the Washington