{"id":2508561,"date":"2025-11-09T19:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-force-one-conducts-flyover-of-commanders-lions-game-as-trump-makes-history\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T19:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:26:48","slug":"air-force-one-conducts-flyover-of-commanders-lions-game-as-trump-makes-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-force-one-conducts-flyover-of-commanders-lions-game-as-trump-makes-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force One conducts flyover of Commanders-Lions game as Trump makes history"},"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%2Fair-force-one-conducts-flyover-of-commanders-lions-game-as-trump-makes-history%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=2508561&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>On Sunday,President Donald Trump made history by attending an NFL regular-season game-the first sitting president to do so since 1978-when he visited the Washington Commanders&#8217; game against the Detroit Lions at Northwest Stadium. His arrival was marked by a dramatic Air Force One flyover, which Trump praised as an unprecedented display by &#8220;the best pilots in the world.&#8221; During the event, Trump participated in an enlistment ceremony honoring U.S. veterans ahead of Veterans Day. He also joined a FOX Sports interview during the game,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highlighting record-setting military recruitment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, discussions have been reported between the White House and the Commanders ownership about naming the team&#8217;s new stadium after Trump, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-looks-poised-to-curb-environmental-studies-hindering-energy-projects-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court looks poised to curb environmental studies hindering energy projects - ... Examiner\">prospect welcomed<\/a> by the White House press secretary, who credited Trump with enabling the stadium&#8217;s redevelopment. Though, some analysts speculate that such talk could be a political maneuver, noting Trump&#8217;s previous controversial proposals and preferences.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-economy-picks-up-steam-for-the-holidays-americans-expected-to-spend-more-this-holiday-season-than-last-year\/\" title=\"...&#039;s Economy ...ks up Steam for the Holidays: Americans Expected to Spend More This Holiday Season Than Last Year\">ongoing goverment shutdown-<\/a>which has lasted 40 days-the Trump administration emphasized the need for Democrats to resolve the impasse. Trump proposed redirecting funds directly to the public to improve healthcare access during the shutdown.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that the shutdown&#8217;s effect on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airlines-cancel-delay-hundreds-of-flights-ahead-of-fourth-of-july-weekend\/\" title=\"Airlines Cancel, Delay Hundreds of Flights Ahead of Fourth of July Weekend\">air traffic control staffing<\/a> will persist beyond its end, perhaps causing important travel disruptions during the Thanksgiving holiday.  <\/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\">Air Force One conducts flyover of Commanders-Lions game as Trump makes history<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2395897\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3880593\/bbc-executives-resign-over-dossier-trump-jan-6-speech\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> flew over Northwest Stadium in Air Force One on Sunday, where he attended the Washington Commanders game against the Detroit Lions.<\/p>\n<p>The flyover took place on Sunday afternoon, with Trump becoming the first sitting president at a regular-season <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3879443\/football-auction-six-presidential-signatures\/\">NFL<\/a> game since 1978. Trump attended the game to partake in an enlistment ceremony to honor the nation&rsquo;s veterans ahead of the holiday on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3880345\/leavitt-beautiful-prospect-commanders-stadium-bearing-trump-name\/\">White House hails &#8216;beautiful&#8217; prospect of new Commanders stadium bearing Trump&#8217;s name<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3879531\/six-ncaa-basketball-players-engaged-betting-related-game-manipulation\/\">Six ex-NCAA basketball players found to have engaged in &#8216;betting-related game manipulation&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\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\">Air Force One makes a stunning flyover as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Commanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Commanders<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lions?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lions<\/a> battle at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland &#9992;&#65039; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GeMBM6UMDW\">pic.twitter.com\/GeMBM6UMDW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1987638230208901142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 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>Trump touted the flyover ahead of the ceremony, asking reporters, &ldquo;Was that the greatest flyover ever?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody&rsquo;s ever done a flyover like that. So these are the best pilots in the world,&rdquo; he added.<\/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\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> departs for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Commanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Commanders<\/a>&ndash;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lions?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lions<\/a> game, where he&#8217;ll participate in an enlistment ceremony as part of a program honoring our great veterans:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to swear in a lot of great people right now&hellip; Was that the greatest flyover ever?&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7TBUsGt5ii\">https:\/\/t.co\/7TBUsGt5ii<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QY1FTS1WAm\">pic.twitter.com\/QY1FTS1WAm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1987642183579767155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\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\">President Donald J. Trump arrives at Northwest Stadium for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Commanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Commanders<\/a> game. &#127944;&#127482;&#127480; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tux8CGock\">pic.twitter.com\/4tux8CGock<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1987655607390798082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>NFL on FOX later conducted an interview with Trump during the game&rsquo;s third quarter.<\/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\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> joins the FOX booth during tonight&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Commanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Commanders<\/a>&ndash;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lions?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lions<\/a> game at Northwest Stadium: &#8220;We just swore in a tremendous group of young people, and that was an honor &mdash; and they are just fantastic. Our recruitment&#8217;s been record-setting.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZdnNsSwfJF\">pic.twitter.com\/ZdnNsSwfJF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1987663355813781591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s visit to the game comes after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3880345\/leavitt-beautiful-prospect-commanders-stadium-bearing-trump-name\/\">an ESPN report<\/a> revealed discussions have taken place between the White House and the Commanders ownership group about having the team&rsquo;s new stadium in Washington, D.C., bear Trump&rsquo;s name. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt hailed the prospect, saying &ldquo;it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s <\/em>Joe Concha said Sunday this report <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3880465\/filibuster-pandoras-box-government-weaponization-joe-concha\/\">could be &ldquo;trolling&rdquo; by the president<\/a>, recalling how Trump has also expressed interest in making Canada the 51st state. Concha also said Trump would likely rather see the Commanders <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3476841\/trump-threat-block-commanders-dc-move-change-name-redskins\/\">rebrand back to its original name, the Washington Redskins<\/a>, over seeing his name on the stadium.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3880511\/trump-2000-a-person-tariff-dividends\/\"><strong>TRUMP PROMISES &lsquo;AT LEAST $2,000 A PERSON&rsquo; IN TARIFF DIVIDENDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump told the press after his flyover that the country is &ldquo;doing well,&rdquo; and the Democrats &ldquo;have to open it up,&rdquo; referring to the government shutdown. Amid the dispute over healthcare in this shutdown, Trump is proposing to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3880470\/trump-obamacare-funds-government-shutdown\/\">have money go &ldquo;directly&rdquo; to the public to purchase better healthcare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The government shutdown is on its 40th day as of Sunday, though Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned its impact on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3880428\/duffy-government-shutdown-air-travel-live-on\/\">the air traffic controller shortage will be prolonged even after it ends<\/a>. Duffy predicted a &ldquo;substantial&rdquo; number of travelers will see their travel plans affected this Thanksgiving holiday, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-announces-strict-quarantine-rules-for-travelers\/\" title=\"Canada announces strict quarantine rules for travelers\">air travel<\/a> would be &ldquo;reduced to a trickle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Air Force One flies over Commanders-Lions as Trump makes history<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2508564,"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\/11\/AP25313787067536.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[34098,66761,18492,3634],"class_list":["post-2508561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-air-force-one","tag-commanders-lions-game","tag-flyover","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25313787067536.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508561","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508561"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508566,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508561\/revisions\/2508566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}