{"id":23878,"date":"2025-03-11T17:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=23878"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:46:47","slug":"philadelphia-eagles-accept-trumps-invitation-to-visit-white-house-after-2025-super-bowl-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=23878","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Eagles Accept Trump&#8217;s Invitation to Visit White House After 2025 Super Bowl Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-subheading text-body-100\">A White House official confirmed the &#8220;date and logistics&#8221; are being worked out<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The Philadelphia Eagles are going to the White House following their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/super-bowl-2025-full-recap-8786390\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">2025 Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0win.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">On Monday, March 11, an official invitation was sent to the NFL champions, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/eagles\/eagles-white-house-invitation-visit-date-20250310.html\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>. The outlet reported that a White House official said, \u201cWe sent the invite, and they enthusiastically accepted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cWe are working with them to determine a date and logistics,&#8221; the representative added, per the outlet.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/11\/sport\/eagles-accept-white-house-invitation-super-bowl-spt-intl\/index.html\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">CNN<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/eagles\/2025\/03\/11\/eagles-accept-white-house-invitation-from-donald-trump\/82262847007\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a>\u00a0also confirmed the news.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The announcement came after several\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/philadelphia-eagles-have-not-declined-super-bowl-white-house-visit-11685573\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">conflicting reports<\/a>\u00a0that the Eagles had already declined a visit to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s White House.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">On Monday, Feb. 24,\u00a0<em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em>\u00a0reported that the team had not been formally invited to celebrate their win at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, despite a story from\u00a0<em>The U.S. Sun<\/em>\u00a0on Feb. 6 stating that the Eagles had turned down the offer three days before the Super Bowl.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/outkick.com\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Outkick.com founder Clay Travis<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/eagles-invited-white-house-trump-not-declined-yet\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Front Office Sports<\/a>\u00a0reported the same soon after.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/2wXf0JOKW-yA_UGTgSubUl8Qt9s=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Jalen-Hurts-20250210_5-7b20d82d11364893a434fed84be9d095.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/2wXf0JOKW-yA_UGTgSubUl8Qt9s=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Jalen-Hurts-20250210_5-7b20d82d11364893a434fed84be9d095.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1033\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/2wXf0JOKW-yA_UGTgSubUl8Qt9s=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Jalen-Hurts-20250210_5-7b20d82d11364893a434fed84be9d095.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/2wXf0JOKW-yA_UGTgSubUl8Qt9s=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Jalen-Hurts-20250210_5-7b20d82d11364893a434fed84be9d095.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Jalen Hurts, 2025 Super Bowl.<\/span>Jamie Squire\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cWhite House source: the Philadelphia Eagles have not rejected a White House invite,\u201d Travis wrote on X. \u201cThe reports that have gone viral on social media are fake news. The White House has not even sent the official invite to the Eagles yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block collapsed\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native-fluid_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native-fluid mm-ads-native \" data-right-rail-index=\"2\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native__adunit_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native__adunit mm-ads-gpt-dynamic-adunit mm-ads-gpt-adunit scads-to-load gpt native dynamic js-immediate-ad js-immediate-ad-loaded\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">However, it would not have been the first time the team didn\u2019t make the trip to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In 2018, the Eagles became the first NFL to be disinvited to attend the decades-old tradition \u2014 which began in 1980 \u2014 of attending the White House to meet the sitting president after a Super Bowl win.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Much like their 2025 victory, Trump was in office at the time, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/trump-disinvites-philadelphia-eagles-from-super-bowl-celebration-white-house\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">withdrew their invitation<\/a>\u00a0after learning that nearly all the players were planning on boycotting the visit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/3BefJ0Mc-FCPlyaWZVJut-UCSzc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(714x216:716x218):format(webp)\/super-bowl-parade-philadelphia-eagles-2018-021025-2d2495bb1e6249a9974de8ff073b3ff3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/3BefJ0Mc-FCPlyaWZVJut-UCSzc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(714x216:716x218):format(webp)\/super-bowl-parade-philadelphia-eagles-2018-021025-2d2495bb1e6249a9974de8ff073b3ff3.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"The Philadelphia Eagles drive around the city during the Super Bowl LII parade on February 8, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/3BefJ0Mc-FCPlyaWZVJut-UCSzc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(714x216:716x218):format(webp)\/super-bowl-parade-philadelphia-eagles-2018-021025-2d2495bb1e6249a9974de8ff073b3ff3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/3BefJ0Mc-FCPlyaWZVJut-UCSzc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(714x216:716x218):format(webp)\/super-bowl-parade-philadelphia-eagles-2018-021025-2d2495bb1e6249a9974de8ff073b3ff3.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Philadelphia Eagles 2018 Super Bowl parade.<\/span>Mitchell Leff\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Ahead of Super Bowl LIX, the president shared his support for the Eagles\u2019 opponents by congratulating the Chiefs on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kansas-city-chiefs-will-face-philadelphia-eagles-2025-super-bowl-8780664\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">their AFC Championship win against the Buffalo Bills<\/a>\u00a0via his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cCongratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">\u00a0PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cWhat a GREAT Team, Coach, Quarterback, and virtually everything else, including those fantastic FANS, that voted for me (MAGA!) in record numbers. Likewise, congratulations to the Buffalo Bills on a tremendous season. They will do a lot of winning long into the future!!!\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_3-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/u_85CsBXqg_bgV-pWfx-CZcQsbc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/donald-trump-super-bowl-022425-6ff126c54dd34f7da08fabbf4a615327.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/u_85CsBXqg_bgV-pWfx-CZcQsbc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/donald-trump-super-bowl-022425-6ff126c54dd34f7da08fabbf4a615327.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"United States President Donald Trump looks on prior to game between Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at Caesar's Superdome. New Orleans, LA 2\/9\/2025 \" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/u_85CsBXqg_bgV-pWfx-CZcQsbc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/donald-trump-super-bowl-022425-6ff126c54dd34f7da08fabbf4a615327.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/u_85CsBXqg_bgV-pWfx-CZcQsbc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/donald-trump-super-bowl-022425-6ff126c54dd34f7da08fabbf4a615327.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">United States President Donald Trump, 2025 Super Bowl.<\/span>Erick W. Rasco\/Sports Illustrated via Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">For the big game on Feb. 9, Trump became the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-attends-super-bowl-2025-8786075\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">first United States president to attend a Super Bowl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">His daughter, Ivanka Trump, 43, and her son,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-ivanka-trump-kids-8363416\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Theodore James Kushner<\/a>, 8, were seen with him in a VIP suite at Caesar&#8217;s Superdome for the annu<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;I think you know, no matter who the president is, I know I&#8217;m excited because it&#8217;s the biggest game of my life, you know, and having the president there \u2014 it&#8217;s the best country in the world \u2014 and that&#8217;s pretty cool,\u201d Chiefs tight end\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-says-it-s-a-great-honor-to-have-trump-at-super-bowl-8786317\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Travis Kelce said<\/a>\u00a0before the matchup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_42-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The Eagles defeated the Chiefs, 40-22.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-article-meta-dynamic_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-article-meta-dynamic mntl-article-meta mntl-block pre-content\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"people-bylines_1-0\" class=\"comp people-bylines mntl-bylines text-utility-200\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; A White House official confirmed the &#8220;date and logistics&#8221; are being worked out The Philadelphia Eagles are going to the White House following their\u00a02025 Super Bowl\u00a0win. 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