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Did Tua Tagovailoa Really Sit Next to Eric Trump at Miami Rally?

A social media post went viral claiming Dolphins star Tua Tagovailoa would be schmoozing with the Trump family at the Doral rally.
No, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was not sitting in the front row at Donald Trump's rally in Doral on July 9.
No, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was not sitting in the front row at Donald Trump's rally in Doral on July 9. Screenshot via X
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Ahead of Donald Trump’s rally in Doral on Tuesday night, a photo went viral on social media supposedly showing a seat for Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa alongside spots reserved for Trump family members in the first row.

"Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa will be sitting front row tonight in Doral for the Trump speech 🇺🇸," marketing specialist Eric Spracklen wrote on X.

The picture, which received more than 4,000 likes, indicated that Tagovailoa had a seat next to Trump's two sons Eric and Donald Jr.

However, it turns out the photo was manipulated to insert Tua's name on the seat label. The seat was actually reserved for Trump's 18-year-old son Barron.

"Barron Trump and most of the Trump family will be in attendance and sitting front row at Trump's rally tonight in Miami," Daily Caller reporter Henry Rodgers posted on X.
Even OutKick founder and political commentator Clay Travis, who was dunking on Biden supporters over Tagovailoa's purported attendance, was duped.

"My bad," Travis wrote on X. "Tua may actually be at the Marianne Williamson rally tonight. In all seriousness, he wasn't there. But I feel confident Tua is voting for Trump because he has a functional brain."
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