Donald Trump plans to be the 1st sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since 1978

Extra information measures are successful spot earlier the Washington Commanders’ crippled against the Detroit Lions, wherever President Donald Trump planned to go the archetypal sitting president successful astir a half-century to be a regular-season NFL contest

LANDOVER, Md. -- Extra information measures were successful spot hours earlier the Washington Commanders' crippled against the Detroit Lions connected Sunday, erstwhile President Donald Trump planned to go the archetypal sitting president successful astir a half-century to be a regular-season NFL contest.

Officers successful achromatic concealed uniforms identifying them arsenic members of the U.S. Secret Service joined military, constabulary and different guards wrong and extracurricular Northwest Stadium. There were much fences than accustomed blocking sidewalks and immoderate pathways were restricted.

Only 2 different times did a president spell to an NFL crippled during the regular play portion successful office, according to the league: Richard Nixon successful 1969 and Jimmy Carter successful 1978. Trump became the archetypal president to spell to a Super Bowl portion successful the White House erstwhile helium watched the Philadelphia Eagles bushed the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 successful February.

Trump was expected to beryllium with main proprietor Josh Harris, the person of the radical that purchased the Commanders from Daniel Snyder for astir $6 cardinal successful 2023.

According to a study by ESPN connected Saturday, an intermediary for the White House has told the Commanders’ ownership radical that Trump wants the club’s caller stadium — portion of a astir $4 cardinal task successful the nation's superior astatine the tract of what was known arsenic RFK Stadium — to carnivore his name.

“That would surely beryllium a beauteous name," property caput Karoline Leavitt said.

Sunday's sojourn to Northwest Stadium successful Landover, Maryland, would beryllium the latest successful a bid of high-profile appearances astatine sporting events by Trump, including golf's Ryder Cup, car racing's Daytona 500 and tennis' U.S. Open.

“We are honored to invited President Trump to the crippled arsenic we observe those who person served and proceed to service our country," Commanders nine president Mark Clouse said. "The full Commanders enactment is arrogant to enactment successful the NFL’s league-wide Salute to Service initiative, recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans, active-duty work members, and their families this Sunday.”

There was friction betwixt Trump and the NFL during his archetypal statesmanlike term, erstwhile helium objected to players kneeling during the nationalist anthem to protestation societal oregon radical injustice. That question began successful 2016 with then-49ers backmost Colin Kaepernick.

Via societal media and different nationalist comments, Trump insisted that players should basal for the nationalist anthem and called connected squad owners to occurrence anyone taking a knee.

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