{"id":2406765,"date":"2025-02-26T01:21:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T06:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-officially-invite-super-bowl-champions-to-the-white-house-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T01:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T06:22:56","slug":"trump-to-officially-invite-super-bowl-champions-to-the-white-house-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-officially-invite-super-bowl-champions-to-the-white-house-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to officially invite Super Bowl champions to the White House &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-officially-invite-super-bowl-champions-to-the-white-house-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pics-greta-thunberg-joins-london-protest-tells-banks-to-stop-funding-our-destruction\/\" title=\"PICS: Greta Thunberg Joins London Protest, Tells Banks to &#039;Stop Funding Our Destruction&#039;\">officially invited<\/a> the Philadelphia Eagles, the Super Bowl champions, to \u2063the White House\u200c later this year. This invitation comes after a brief controversy regarding the teamS prior reluctance to visit\u2063 due to\u200b concerns about political \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wicker-backs-gop-on-abortion-but-hopes-pentagon-funding-debates-stay-away-from-social-issues\/\" title=\"Wicker supports GOP on abortion, urges Pentagon funding debates to avoid social matters.\">social \u2064issues<\/a>. During a \u2064press conference, Trump confirmed the invitation by acknowledging the Eagles&#8217; impressive performance \u2062and stating that they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-pro-life-heroes-who-brought-us-the-overturn-of-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"15 Pro-Life Heroes Who Brought Us The Overturn Of Roe v. Wade\">deserve recognition<\/a>. The situation arose following reports that some Eagles players would decline the invitation as\u200c a stand for equal rights and against\u200c racism. However, recent updates suggest that sources from the Eagles indicated the team is looking forward\u200c to visiting\u200c the \u200cWhite House and will accept the invitation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump to officially invite Super Bowl champions to the White House<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philadelphia-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> will officially be invited to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After nearly two days of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3328076\/dont-believe-story-philadelphia-eagles-skipping-white-house-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">controversies<\/a> surrounding the contents of an article published in <em>The Sun <\/em>over two weeks ago, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced he would extend an invitation for the Super Bowl 59 champions to visit the White House later in the year. Trump revealed the news during a press conference on Tuesday when a reporter asked whether the team would be invited.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They will be,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t yet, but we will be. I thought it was a great performance by them. Absolutely, they&rsquo;ll be extended an invitation. We&rsquo;ll do it right away. We&rsquo;ll do it sometime today. They deserve to be down here, and we hope to see them.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president then asked a staffer to start working on preparing the invite immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Bowl invite controversy with the Eagles started on Sunday after reports surfaced that the team would not accept an invitation from Trump to attend the White House,&nbsp;based on the aforementioned article in <em>The Sun.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We represent a city and a state that is pushing for equal rights, respect, and values that respect every human being,&rdquo; an anonymous Eagles player supposedly told the publication. &ldquo;We won&rsquo;t forget what happened and the criticism we received for taking a stand against racism, and we won&rsquo;t back down from our values of respect, integrity, and equality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles won their first Super Bowl in 2018 but declined an invitation to visit Trump in the White House. However, only a few players remain from that particular team.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3328076\/dont-believe-story-philadelphia-eagles-skipping-white-house-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DON&rsquo;T BELIEVE THE STORY ABOUT THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES SKIPPING A WHITE HOUSE VISIT&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To those wondering: Eagles sources say the team is planning on visiting the White House this off-season and looks forward to receiving its invitation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G6b76Ve64Q\">pic.twitter.com\/G6b76Ve64Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1894156616246645034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Monday afternoon, multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1894156616246645034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a> claimed the Eagles had intended to visit the White House and they &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">looked forward&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to being invited.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> #Eagles<\/a> would be honored to visit The White House, team sources say after conversations today,&rdquo; Ian Rappaport, a national insider for NFL Network, posted on his X <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">account<\/a>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s one of the aspects of winning they are excited about and look forward to receiving the invitation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1999182\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1999182\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to invite Super Bowl champions, the Eagles, to White House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2707,"featured_media":2406766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-at-1.35.52%E2%80%AFAM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[13293,35594,3634,32127],"class_list":["post-2406765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-invitation","tag-super-bowl","tag-trump","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-at-1.35.52%E2%80%AFAM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2707"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406765"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406769,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406765\/revisions\/2406769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}