Talking to reporters before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington, he said, “it was loud, and it was very enthusiastic.”

The president watched the game from the owner’s box alongside Knicks owner James Dolan and a few other members of his cabinet.

New Yorkers gave the US president a frosty welcome home at the match, as protesters hit the streets.

The boos weren’t contained to Madison Square Garden.

Crowd boos erupted as Donald Trump appeared on the big screens.