{"id":22579,"date":"2025-02-24T23:29:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22579"},"modified":"2025-02-24T23:29:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:29:29","slug":"insider-reveals-how-jalen-hurts-and-his-eagles-teammates-came-to-a-decision-to-snub-president-trump-and-decline-white-house-visit-after-super-bowl-59-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22579","title":{"rendered":"Insider Reveals How Jalen Hurts And His Eagles Teammates Came To A Decision To Snub President Trump And Decline White House Visit After Super Bowl 59 Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jalen-hurts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jalen Hurts<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>\u00a0won\u2019t be going to the White House following their Super Bowl win earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The team rejected the opportunity to visit the President\u2019s official residence when they won their first title in 2018, and it looks like the White House won\u2019t be seeing an\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0team in 2025 either.<\/p>\n<p>Questions surfaced after the Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl 59 on February 9, with many wondering whether the NFC outfit would accept a White House invite. Team captain Lane Johnson revealed it would come down to a vote.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/13471064\/philadelphia-eagles-white-house-super-bowl-trump-snub\/\/?utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=website_internal&amp;utm_campaign=web_link_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sun<\/a>, which cites a\u00a0<em>\u201cwell-placed insider,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0discussions between the front office and the players resulted in a\u00a0<em>\u201cmassive no.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">According to \u201ca well-placed insider,\u201d discussions between <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eagles<\/a> players and their front office resulted in a &#8220;massive no&#8221; when asked if they would accept an invitation to the White House to honor their Super Bowl Victory, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheSun<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WOSCa4ZQ3C\">pic.twitter.com\/WOSCa4ZQ3C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eagles Nation (@PHLEaglesNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PHLEaglesNation\/status\/1893805067460894870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An unnamed player also noted that just about everyone was on the same page in that regard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe represent a city and a state that is pushing for equal rights, respect, and values that respect every human being,\u201d they were quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t forget what happened and the criticism we received for taking a stand against racism, and we won\u2019t back down from our values of respect, integrity, and equality.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-jalen-hurts-is-not-the-biggest-donald-trump-fan\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jalen Hurts Is Not The Biggest Donald Trump Fan<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2254322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jalen-Hurts-and-Donald-Trump-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jalen-Hurts-and-Donald-Trump-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jalen-Hurts-and-Donald-Trump-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jalen-Hurts-and-Donald-Trump-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jalen-Hurts-and-Donald-Trump-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jalen-Hurts-and-Donald-Trump-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jalen-Hurts-and-Donald-Trump.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Photos of Jalen Hurts and Donald Trump speaking\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jalen Hurts and Donald Trump (Photos via Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Eagles\u2019 gripe with President Donald Trump dates back to 2016, when he criticized the NFL players who stood with\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/colin-kaepernick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colin Kaepernick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While most of the players on the Super Bowl-winning Eagles team were against the visit in 2018, there were players who wanted to go and were looking forward to participating in various community events. They weren\u2019t able to do so because Trump pulled the invitation back.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Hurts was not with the team back then, but that was clearly of little consequence.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback had previously expressed indifference when asked for his feelings on Trump attending the Super Bowl, which was in stark contrast to Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce\u2019s thoughts on the matter, as they seemed excited to play in front of a sitting U.S. President.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Jalen Hurts\u00a0and the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0won\u2019t be going to the White House following their Super Bowl win earlier this month. 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