Daniel Penny, center, poses for a photo while gathered at a bar with his attorneys, Steven Raiser, left, and Thomas Kenniff after being acquitted of criminally negligent homicide, Monday, Dec. 9 ...

Daniel Penny was hailed as a hero on social media after a viral photo of him alongside Donald Trump and JD Vance at the Army-Navy game circulated Saturday.

A photo of Daniel Penny grinning alongside Big Apple-based podcast host Aubrey Strobel has amassed 7.2 million views on X -- while many speculate the pair is romantically involved.

Vance said Penny, 26, accepted his invitation to join the president-elect and him at the game. “Daniel’s a good guy, and New York’s mob district attorney tried to ruin his life for having a ...