{"id":2428310,"date":"2025-04-28T14:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saquon-barkley-golfing-with-trump-was-out-of-respect-for-the-office\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:24:27","slug":"saquon-barkley-golfing-with-trump-was-out-of-respect-for-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saquon-barkley-golfing-with-trump-was-out-of-respect-for-the-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Saquon Barkley: Golfing with Trump was out of respect for the office"},"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%2Fsaquon-barkley-golfing-with-trump-was-out-of-respect-for-the-office%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=2428310&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>Saquon Barkley, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats&#039; Election Cheating\">running back<\/a> for the Philadelphia Eagles and a super Bowl champion, clarified that his recent golf outing with President Donald Trump was motivated by respect for the presidency rather than political affiliation. Barkley expressed his sentiments on social media,stating,&#8221;Some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White house with the PRESIDENT. Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand.&#8221; He mentioned that he had also golfed with former President Obama and looked forward to finishing his round with Trump. Despite some Eagles players expressing reluctance to visit the White House to celebrate their super Bowl victory, team owner Jeffrey Lurie emphasized the tradition and honor of such visits. The eagles are set to attend the White House for the party after winning against the kansas City Chiefs.  <\/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\">Saquon Barkley says golfing with Trump was out of respect for the office, not political<\/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_2102062\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philadelphia-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> running back and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-bowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Super Bowl<\/a> champion Saquon Barkley said his Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/golf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">golf<\/a> outing with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump <\/a>was out of respect for the presidency and not political.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT,&rdquo; Barkley posted to X. &ldquo;Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3393321\/kamala-harris-speech-trump-100th-day\/\">Kamala Harris to make rare public appearance as Trump celebrates 100th day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3393358\/putin-ceasefire-weeks-after-breaking-last-one\/\">Putin claims new unilateral ceasefire weeks after breaking last one nearly 3,000 times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3393287\/joe-concha-democrats-masculine-candidate-authenticity-fox-interview\/\">Lack of &#8216;authenticity&#8217; is just one problem Democratic Party faces: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Just golfed with Obama not too <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">long ago&#038;hellip<\/a>;and look forward to finishing my round with Trump ! Now ya get out my mentions with all this politics and have amazing day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">lol some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT. Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand. Just golfed with Obama not too long ago&hellip;and look forward to finishing my round with Trump ! Now ya get out my&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Saquon Barkley (@saquon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saquon\/status\/1916842917735379276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 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>    <\/p>\n<p>Barkley and Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3393094\/philadelphia-eagles-saquon-barkley-sunday-with-president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">spent Sunday golfing<\/a> at&nbsp;Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey before flying back on Air Force One to visit the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What a nice guy he is,&rdquo; Trump said of Barkley. &ldquo;I wanted to race him, but I decided not to do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles are set to visit the White House&nbsp;on Monday to celebrate their Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, the team&rsquo;s second championship.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3393094\/philadelphia-eagles-saquon-barkley-sunday-with-president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PHILADELPHIA EAGLES STAR SAQUON BARKLEY SPENT SUNDAY WITH TRUMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Multiple Eagles players have said they would not attend the White House, but team owner Jeffrey Lurie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3391621\/eagles-quarterback-jalen-hurts-stays-silent-white-house-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called <\/a>visiting the White House a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/put-their-hands-on-their-hearts-and-just-start-singing-it-megyn-kelly-has-advice-for-fans-when-team-owners-cancel-national-anthem\/\" title=\"\u2018Put Their Hands On Their Hearts And Just Start Singing It\u2019: Megyn Kelly Has Advice For Fans When Team Owners Cancel National Anthem\">time-honored tradition<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you grow up, and you hear about, &lsquo;Oh, the championship team got to go to the White House,&rsquo; that&rsquo;s what this is,&rdquo; Lurie said. &ldquo;And so, we didn&rsquo;t have that opportunity, and now we do. I think we&rsquo;re all looking forward to it.&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_2102062\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2102062\"}});<\/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>Saquon Barkley clarifies that golfing with Trump was a sign of respect for the presidency, not a political statement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2428311,"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\/04\/AP25117786104311-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[11583,7215,7269,54184,3634],"class_list":["post-2428310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-golf","tag-nfl","tag-respect","tag-saquon-barkley","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25117786104311-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428310","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\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428310"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428314,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428310\/revisions\/2428314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}