What to Know
- President Donald Trump welcomed the Philadelphia Eagles to celebrate their Super Bowl LIX win at the White House on Monday, April 28, 2025.
- Trump attended part of the Eagles’ 40-22 dismantling of Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
- The visit was not mandatory for players. Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, were among the Eagles players who did not attend.
- Superstar running back Saquon Barkley was among the players who did attend. Barkley also spent time with the president at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey over the weekend. Barkley later traveled back to Washington with Trump on Marine One and clapped back at critics: “Now ya get out my mentions with all this politics and have amazing day.”
- This was the team’s first visit to the White House for the traditional championship visit, since the plans after the Birds won in 2018 were scrapped due to concerns over players not wanting to visit Trump amid his administration’s policies at the time.
The Super Bowl champs are in Washington.
The Philadelphia Eagles visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, April 28, 2025.
This was the team’s first visit to the White House for the traditional championship visit, since the plans after the Birds won in 2018 were scrapped due to concerns over players no showing amid the Trump administration’s policies at the time. Saquon Barkley was among the players who attended. Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts did not attend.
Stay tuned with NBC10 News throughout Monday for updates on the Birds visit to the White House.
Source: www.nbcphiladelphia.com…