{"id":2431063,"date":"2025-05-05T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-2027-nfl-draft-a-win-for-mission-to-make-dc-beautiful\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:36:46","slug":"trump-2027-nfl-draft-a-win-for-mission-to-make-dc-beautiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-2027-nfl-draft-a-win-for-mission-to-make-dc-beautiful\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump: 2027 NFL draft a win for mission to make DC &#8216;beautiful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Ftrump-2027-nfl-draft-a-win-for-mission-to-make-dc-beautiful%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=2431063&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 announced that Washington,D.C. will host the 2027 NFL Draft, aiming to revitalize the capital city. In an event at the White House with Mayor Muriel Bowser, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and washington Commanders owner Josh Harris, Trump emphasized that the event aligns with his mission to make D.C. &#8220;safe, clean, and stunning.&#8221; He noted improvements in crime and the working relationship with Bowser, despite past tensions. The announcement comes as part of broader efforts to enhance the city, including a $3.7 billion redevelopment plan for the former RFK Stadium site. Trump stated that the draft will take place on the National Mall, highlighting its meaning as a celebration of football culture and an event that will attract fans from across the country.  <\/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 claims 2027 NFL draft as a win in mission to make DC &lsquo;safe&rsquo; and &lsquo;beautiful&rsquo;<\/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_2113942\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington<\/a> will host the 2027 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NFL<\/a> draft as he tries to revitalize the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside District of Columbia Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Muriel Bowser<\/a>, NFL Commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/roger-goodell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Roger Goodell<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington Commanders <\/a>owner Josh Harris, Trump described the announcement at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> as advancing &ldquo;the mission of making Washington, D.C., safe, and clean, and beautiful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3400658\/what-to-know-alcatraz-california-prison-trump-reopen\/\">What to know about Alcatraz, the California prison Trump wants to reopen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3401002\/watch-trump-nfl-draft-announcement-washington-2027\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump announces Washington will host 2027 NFL draft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3400806\/chuck-schumer-trump-constitution-comments-un-american\/\">Schumer unloads on Trump after Constitution comments: &lsquo;Un-American&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re working very closely with the mayor, and we&rsquo;ve made a lot of improvements in the last few months,&rdquo; Trump said Monday in the Oval Office. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Crime<\/a> is way down, and &hellip; there&rsquo;s a good relationship we have going with Muriel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite a tense relationship in the past, Bowser, like other leaders, has attempted to be on friendlier terms with Trump during his second administration, underscoring their similarities on matters including encouraging government employees to return to the office. The mayor also removed a Black Lives Matter mural from near the White House, references to the district being a &ldquo;sanctuary city&rdquo; from her website, and a homeless encampment from outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">State Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >photo opportunity coincides<\/a> with the House of Representatives not passing legislation to address a problem with its continuing resolution that prevents the district from spending its own tax dollars as part of its budget.<\/p>\n<p>It also comes days after the district and the Commanders announced their own plan to return the NFL franchise to the capital with a $3.7 billion redevelopment of the site of the old Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, replacing it with a 65,000-seat domed venue, 6,000 homes, and an entertainment precinct. That project, which still requires approval from the District of Columbia Council, is not expected to be completed until 2030.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump said the NFL draft would be held on the National Mall, which can accommodate 1 million people.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every year, hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jameis-winston-says-he-went-from-being-the-number-one-draft-pick-to-everybody-laughing-at-me\/\" title=\"Jameis Winston Says He \u2018Went From Being The Number One ... Pick To Everybody Laughing At Me\u2019\">young football players<\/a> have their dreams come true as the NFL teams across the land select the best young players in America to join their ranks,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-claims-twice-that-350-million-americans-have-been-vaccinated-more-than-u-s-population\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Claims Twice That 350 Million Americans Have Been Vaccinated, More Than U.S. Population\">president told reporters<\/a>. &ldquo;Hundreds of thousands of football fans will travel all across our country to cheer them on.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The draft is a celebration of one of our country&rsquo;s most cherished cultural institutions, and the annual highlights for football fans everywhere,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Everyone in the world is going to be watching.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3400646\/trump-announce-washington-dc-host-2027-nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE DC AS HOST OF 2027 NFL DRAFT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Afterward, Trump took questions from reporters on his proposals to reopen Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariff<\/a> foreign films and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">AI<\/a>-generated image of him as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pope<\/a> that the White House reposted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My wife thought it was cute,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;&lsquo;She said, &lsquo;Isn&rsquo;t that nice?&rsquo; Actually, I would not be able to be married, though, that would be a lot.&rdquo;<\/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_2113942\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2113942\"}});<\/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 touts 2027 NFL draft as a win for revitalizing DC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2431064,"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\/05\/trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[25477,54647,53443,3634,33224],"class_list":["post-2431063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-25477","tag-beautification","tag-nfl-draft","tag-trump","tag-washington-dc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431063","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431063"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431067,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431063\/revisions\/2431067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}