{"id":2509155,"date":"2025-11-11T10:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-lauds-trump-for-continuing-to-connect-with-big-audiences-via-sports-games\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T10:19:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:19:34","slug":"joe-concha-lauds-trump-for-continuing-to-connect-with-big-audiences-via-sports-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-lauds-trump-for-continuing-to-connect-with-big-audiences-via-sports-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Concha lauds Trump for continuing to connect with &#8216;big audiences&#8217; via sports games"},"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%2Fjoe-concha-lauds-trump-for-continuing-to-connect-with-big-audiences-via-sports-games%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=2509155&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>Joe Concha, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bruce-springsteen-who-called-trump-a-threat-to-democracy-ripped-for-pushing-unity-in-super-bowl-ad\/\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen, Who Called Trump A \u2018Threat To Democracy,\u2019 Ripped For Pushing Unity In ... Ad\">senior writer<\/a> for the Washington Examiner, praised former President Donald trump for effectively using sporting events to connect with large audiences. Concha discussed on Fox News how Trump&#8217;s attendance at various high-profile sports games-including making history as the first sitting president since 1978 to attend a regular-season NFL game-demonstrates a strategic approach to media engagement. Trump was present at the Washington Commanders vs. detroit lions game adn read the names of military enlistees during halftime, an act that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >received mixed reactions<\/a> from the crowd. Concha highlighted that Trump uniquely embraces these public moments, such as attending the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, and the FIFA World Cup final. Additionally, Trump criticized the choice of Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny as the upcoming Super Bowl <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rihanna-to-perform-at-super-bowl-halftime-show-in-arizona\/\" title=\"Rihanna to perform at ... ... show in Arizona\">halftime performer<\/a> and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-advance-study-to-secede-major-populated-county-from-california\/\" title=\"Voters Advance Study To Secede Major Populated County From California\">suggested naming<\/a> the new Commanders stadium after himself, comments Concha believed were made partly in jest.  <\/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\">Joe Concha lauds Trump for continuing to connect with &lsquo;big audiences&rsquo; via sports games<\/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_2397640\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>Senior Writer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3780662\/10-numbers-prove-trump-best-week\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> suggested there is a strategy behind President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3880625\/air-force-one-flyover-commanders-game\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s attendance<\/a> at various sporting events.<\/p>\n<p>Concha appeared on Fox News&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/shows\/jesse-watters-primetime\"><em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>the day after Trump made history as the first sitting president since 1978 to attend a regular-season NFL game on Sunday. Trump watched the game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3882270\/judge-rejects-gop-utah-redistricting-plan-creates-new-blue-district\/\">Utah judge rejects GOP redistricting plan in favor of one that creates a new blue district<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3882297\/house-budget-committee-chairman-jodey-arrington-not-running-2026\/\">Republican House committee chairman announces he will not seek reelection in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3882054\/trump-cost-of-living-policies-midterm-elections\/\">What can Trump do to help cost of living before midterm elections?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;And President Trump, to your point, understands media and connecting with big audiences like no president or person we&rsquo;ve ever seen,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;If we&rsquo;re talking about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315169\/kristi-noem-trump-attendance-super-bowl-safety\/\">attending the Super Bowl<\/a> or the Daytona 500, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469897\/trump-attends-fifa-club-world-cup-final\/\">FIFA World Cup soccer final<\/a> here in New Jersey, right next door to me, over the summer. He&rsquo;s embracing these moments in a way that we have seen from no other president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3228980&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=082aab165e35349326fa26fb8152ef4d\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s attendance was met with some opposition. The president read the names of a large group of men and women who were enlisting in the various branches of the U.S military during halftime. As he read the names, some in the crowd booed.<\/p>\n<p>With the Super Bowl approaching, Trump has also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3840383\/trump-bad-bunny-super-bowl-performance-absolutely-ridiculous\/\">commented on the &ldquo;crazy&rdquo; choice<\/a> of Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny as the halftime performer.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3880625\/air-force-one-flyover-commanders-game\/\"><strong>AIR FORCE ONE CONDUCTS FLYOVER OF COMMANDERS-LIONS GAME AS TRUMP MAKES HISTORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I never heard of him. I don&rsquo;t know who he is,&rdquo; Trump said of Bad Bunny. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know why they&rsquo;re doing it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also floated the idea of naming the new Commanders stadium after himself. Concha said Trump &ldquo;probably is trolling people&rdquo; with the suggestion.<\/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>Joe Concha praises Trump&#8217;s strategy of engaging big sports audiences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2509156,"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\/AP25313857877676.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43495,52093,5894,66866,3634],"class_list":["post-2509155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-audience-engagement","tag-joe-concha","tag-politics","tag-sports-games","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25313857877676.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509155","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2509155"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509159,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509155\/revisions\/2509159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2509155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2509155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2509155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}