{"id":2412645,"date":"2025-03-11T20:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T00:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eagles-accept-white-house-invitation-after-super-bowl-win-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T20:53:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T00:53:51","slug":"eagles-accept-white-house-invitation-after-super-bowl-win-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eagles-accept-white-house-invitation-after-super-bowl-win-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles accept White House invitation after Super Bowl win &#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\">24<\/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%2Feagles-accept-white-house-invitation-after-super-bowl-win-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=2412645&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>The Philadelphia Eagles have accepted an invitation from President Donald Trump to visit the White House after winning Super Bowl 59. This decision comes after \u2064the \u200cteam previously declined a visit following their Super Bowl win in\u2064 2018, \u200dwhen\u2063 Trump rescinded the invitation due to some players \u2063opting out\u200d of attending. White House press\u200c secretary Karoline Leavitt\u200d confirmed that the \u200dEagles\u200b &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liz-cheney-weaponizes-racial-division-for-political-power-baselessly-labeling-gop-leadership-white-supremacist\/\" title=\"Liz Cheney Weaponizes Racial Division For Political Power, Baselessly Labeling GOP Leadership White Supremacist\">enthusiastically accepted<\/a>&#8221; and will be visiting on April 28. There had \u2062been some speculation about\u2063 whether \u200bthey would accept the\u2062 invitation, highlighted by statements from star offensive tackle Lane Johnson, who expressed \u2062a personal desire \u200bto \u2063attend irrespective of the presidency but mentioned it\u200d would ultimately be \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swimmer-ana-vieira-banished-from-olympics-after-sneaking-out-of-village-making-brutal-mistake-disrespectful-and-aggressive\/\" title=\"Swimmer Ana Vieira Banished from Olympics After Sneaking Out of Village, Making Brutal Mistake - ...Disrespectful and Aggressive...\">team decision<\/a>. The team&#8217;s spokesperson indicated that they are working on the scheduling and\u2064 logistics for the visit.  <\/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\">Eagles accept White House invitation after Super Bowl win<\/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_2036180\" 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> have accepted an invitation from President Donald Trump to visit the White House after their Super Bowl 59 win.<\/p>\n<p>Some believed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaarrrggghhh-washpost-writer-triggered-by-tampa-bay-team-name-buccaneers\/\" title=\"Aaarrrggghhh! WashPost Writer Triggered By Tampa Bay Team Name \u2018Buccaneers\u2019\">football team<\/a> would miss out on the visit as they did after winning the 2018 Super Bowl during Trump&rsquo;s first term. Trump rescinded their invitation after several players declined to go.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3344284\/trump-says-doesnt-see-recession-stock-market\/\">Trump says he doesn&#8217;t see a recession &#8216;at all&#8217; after stock market rattle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3344277\/mass-layoffs-expected-department-of-education\/\">Mass layoffs ordered at Department of Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3344005\/trump-protect-entitlements-social-security-medicaid-medicare-despite-elon-musk-elimination-talk\/\">Trump will &#8216;protect&#8217; entitlements despite Musk&#8217;s elimination talk: White House<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley smiles after the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that the Eagles &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">enthusiastically accepted&#038;rdquo<\/a>; the invitation after their second Super Bowl win in franchise history in February.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know there was a lot of fake news about an invitation that wasn&rsquo;t sent or was sent. We want to correct the record: We sent an invitation. They enthusiastically accepted, and you will see them here on April 28,&rdquo; Leavitt said at the daily White House briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Star offensive tackle Lane Johnson previously said it would be a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3316413\/philadelphia-eagles-player-says-team-decision-visit-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> team decision<\/a> whether the Eagles would visit the White House if invited.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315975\/doge-doing-across-federal-government\/\"><strong>TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d be honored to go, regardless of who the president is, but we&rsquo;ll see,&rdquo; Johnson said in response to a question asked by&nbsp;<em>Sportico&rsquo;s<\/em>&nbsp;Eric Jackson. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s ultimately a team decision. I&rsquo;ll do what&rsquo;s best for the team.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Leavitt stated April 28 as the special day, a team spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/44209247\/eagles-accept-white-house-invite-celebrate-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> CNN that they are &ldquo;working on scheduling a date and logistics&rdquo; for the White House visit.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2036180\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2036180\"}});<\/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>Eagles accept White House invite post Super Bowl 59 victory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2412646,"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\/2025\/03\/Saquon-Barkley-Eagles.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8224,13293,35594,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2412645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-eagles","tag-invitation","tag-super-bowl","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Saquon-Barkley-Eagles.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412645","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412645"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412649,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412645\/revisions\/2412649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}