Donald Trump will turn into the primary sitting US president to attend the Tremendous Bowl when he watches Sunday’s recreation between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.
A White Home official confirmed Trump’s choice to the Related Press on Tuesday. Sitting US vice-presidents, together with Al Gore and George HW Bush, have attended Tremendous Bowls up to now.
Trump can even sit down for a pre-recorded interview that shall be aired on the pregame present for Fox, this yr’s US broadcaster for the Tremendous Bowl. Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, declined to take a seat down for a Tremendous Bowl interview in 2023 and 2024, as did Trump in 2018, throughout his first time period as president.
Trump is a eager sports activities fan and is commonly seen at golf tournaments and school soccer video games. Whereas he has been cheered at video games, throughout his first time period as president he was jeered and greeted with “lock him up” chants by Washington Nationals followers throughout an look on the 2019 World Collection. Final weekend Canadian NBA and NHL followers booed the US nationwide anthem as Trump threatened tariffs on US items.
Trump has not mentioned which group he shall be supporting on Sunday, though it will not be a shock if he goes for the Chiefs. The Eagles had been disinvited from Trump’s White Home in 2018 after their final Tremendous Bowl victory, whereas a number of figures across the Chiefs, together with kicker Harrison Butker and Brittany Mahomes, the spouse of Kansas Metropolis quarterback Patrick Mahomes, have aligned themselves with the Maga motion. Trump additionally congratulated the Chiefs once they reached the Tremendous Bowl by beating the Buffalo Payments, a praise he didn’t lengthen to the Eagles.
“Congratulations to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs,” Trump mentioned on social media. “What a GREAT Crew, Coach, Quarterback, and nearly every little thing else, together with these incredible FANS, that voted for me (MAGA!) in document numbers. Likewise, congratulations to the Buffalo Payments on an amazing season. They may do loads of profitable lengthy into the longer term!!!”
The choice comes as a turnaround in Trump’s relationship with the NFL. He devoted vital time to attacking the league in his first time period after gamers started kneeling for the nationwide anthem in protest in opposition to social and racial injustice.
