President Donald Trump has given a final verdict on whether the Super Bowl 59 champion Philadelphia Eagles will receive an invitation to the White House.
Over the past 48 hours, there have been conflicting reports about the Eagles already deciding on visiting the White House if they’re extended an invitation. A report from The U.S. Sun claimed that they decided “no” before Super Bowl 59, with subsequent reports stating that they’d be happy to attend.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Donald Trump confirmed that the Eagles will receive an invitation, even asking one of his staffers to get on it as soon as possible.
“They will be (invited). We haven’t yet, but we will be. I thought it was a great performance by them. Absolutely, they’ll be extended an invitation, would you do that right away? (to one of his is staffers). We’ll do it right away, we’re gonna do it some time today. They deserve to be down here, and we hope to see them.”
President Donald Trump says the #Eagles will be invited to the White House. pic.twitter.com/xRQcss7ACE
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 25, 2025
The President of the United States usually invites championship-winning teams from the NCAA and top North American professional sports leagues to the White House. But Trump rescinded invitations for the 2017 NBA champion Golden State Warriors and Super Bowl 52 champion Philadelphia Eagles, after several players and staffers publicly revealed that they wouldn’t accept his offer.
The only Eagles players remaining from that Super Bowl 52 championship team are Brandon Graham, Jake Elliott, Rick Lovato and Lane Johnson. And of course, owner Jeffrey Lurie (a vocal Trump critic) and GM Howie Roseman are still running the show.
Donald Trump Picked The Chiefs To Beat The Eagles
Trump spoke with Bret Baier of Fox News before Super Bowl 59 between the Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. In the interview, Trump predicted that Patrick Mahomes would lead Kansas City to victory.
Of course, the Eagles had other ideas as they crushed KC on both sides of the ball in a 40-22 blowout victory. The Eagles clinched their second Super Bowl in eight seasons while denying Kansas City of the first-ever Super Bowl three-peat.
