The date of the trip of the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House has been confirmed to commemorate his victory of the Super Bowl Lix.
After officially accepting the invitation of Donald Trump to Washington DC, the queen champions of the Super Bowl will visit on April 28, the White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Tuesday.
“I know there were many false news about an invitation that was sent or not sent, we want to correct the record.” Leavitt said. “We sent an invitation and accepted with enthusiasm and will see them on April 28.”
After his victory, a resounding 40-22 victory over the Kansas City bosses, it was speculated that the Eagles would reject the traditional audience with the president in the White House.
But later it was learned that the team would be “honest” to visit Trump's White House with the president who subsequently instructed his assistants to send the invitation at the end of last month.
It will mark the team's first visit to the White House during a Trump presidency after an invitation during the president's first mandate ended in controversy.
After their victory at the Super Bowl 2018, the first in the history of the franchise, some Eagles players said they would not attend the White House celebration due to Trump's criticisms to football players who knelt or lifted their fists during the national anthem in protest of racial injustice and police brutality.
The date of the visit of the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House has been confirmed.
The organization 'With enthusiasm' accepted the invitation extended by the president
In a 2017 demonstration, Trump said the protests were “damaging the game” and said the NFL owners should fire the players who did.
Malcolm Jenkins, then of the Eagles, was among the NFL players at that time to protest, since he would lift his fist during the anthem. Rodney McLeod did the same.
Finally, the Eagles had decided to send a small group of less than 10 players, as reported by Mike Garafolo de NFL Network at that time.
In response, Trump terminated the invitation to the team and made a patriotic celebration.
Trump had become the first -acting president to attend the Super Bowl after entering New Orleans to see the confrontation of the NFL last month.
However, the president left Caesar superdome, before the game ended, very disappointed.
He revealed before the game that would be supporting the Chiefs, despite his dispute with the closed wing of Kansas City, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift.
Trump had to observe while his favorite team was routed 40-22 and the Eagles sealed revenge for their loss of the Super Bowl LVII at the hands of Patrick Mahomes and company.
The White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, announced the visit during Tuesday's information session
In addition to his support for the Chiefs at the end of the NFL season, Trump also praised the Kansas City Seafood, Mahomes, and his wife, Brittany, the last of which he liked a couple of publications on social networks related to Trump during the campaign.
“I want to thank the beautiful Brittany Mohomes for defending myself so strongly, and the fact that Maga is the greatest and most powerful political movement in the history of our country that now fails,” Trump wrote in his social network of truth before his electoral victory over Kamala Harris in November.
The Hunt family, owner of the Chiefs, also has a history of support for conservative causes.
The owner of the Eagles, Jeffrey Lurie, on the other hand, has a support history of left -wing politicians, such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, although he also previously donated the Republicans George W. Bush and Arlen Specter.