Trump Plans Super Bowl Visit After Years of Tumult With the NFL

Trump would be first sitting president to attend championship
Trump was snubbed by winning sports teams in first term

President Donald Trump walks onto the field prior to Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Feb. 9, 2025. — President Donald Trump walks onto the field prior to Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Feb. 9, 2025.
Photographer: Jamie Squire/Getty Images

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By Josh Wingrove

February 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM UTC

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Donald Trump has been an NFL competitor and a critic. He’s allied with some league titans while feuding with others. Now he’s planning to use football as another way to play to the crowd: By attending the Super Bowl.

Trump would be the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl in the event’s 59-year history. He plans to attend the championship game in Louisiana between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday evening, a White House official said.