Donald Trump left his Super Bowl watch party when the Patriots were losing

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Donald Trump left his Super Bowl watch party when the Patriots were losing
Trump ditched his Super Bowl party. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Donald Trump — whose ties to the New England Patriots were a major headline heading into this weekend — picked the Patriots to win Super Bowl LI,. But as the game unfolded, his support for the eventual champions wavered.

The Atlanta Falcons jumped ahead to a 21-0 lead, and Trump soon left his own Super Bowl watch party, according to reports. New England fell behind by 19 points heading into the fourth quarter, making it look to many like Atlanta had this in the bag. And Trump seems to have felt the same.

The Patriots' slow start brought out many to accuse Trump for jinxing the New England team.

And then, after the president left his watch party, the Patriots surged, tying the game in the game's final minute, sparking the first overtime in Super Bowl history.

That's exactly what happened. The Patriots pulled out an insane comeback, scoring 19 points in the fourth quarter and a touchdown in overtime to win the Super Bowl.

And there was Trump, ready to congratulate his team on Twitter, as if he had been watching the whole time.

So, to recap, Trump picked the Patriots to win, stopped watching when they fell behind, and rejoiced when New England came back.

Fair-weather fandom at its finest.

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Jacob Lauing

Jacob is Mashable's Sports Intern. He graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, where he studied journalism and served as editor-in-chief of Mustang News, Cal Poly's student newspaper. Some of Jacob's favorite activities include watching baseball, playing music and eating bagels.

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