President Donald Trump's Posse during Sunday's Super Bowl match in New Orleans included Eric Trump, Lara Trump, Ivanka Trump and her son.
But while the other members of the first family watched the Chiefs of Kansas City and the Philadelphia Eagles, died for the championship, First Lady Melania Trump was nowhere to be found.
Melania Trump has made few public performances since Trump lost in 2020 to former President Joe Biden and rarely present during the Presidential Campaign of Trump 2024.
In a statement on Sunday, Trump said that the First Lady “participates in sending our best wishes for a great super bowl Sunday.”
The president, who has indicated that he believes that the chiefs will win, is reportedly present as a guest of Saints owner Gayle Benson.
US President Donald Trump stands as the American singer-songwriter Jon Baptiste performs the national anthem prior to Super Bowl Lix between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in Caesar's Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, 9 February 2025. (Photo by Timothy A. Clary / AFP) (Photo by Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images) Timothy A. Clary via Getty Images
His appearance at the game is the first time that a sitting American president has attended the annual NFL championship, which leads to increased security measures, according to the secret service.
“There are extensive planning and coordination to guarantee the safety of all those present, players and employees,” said spokesperson for the secret service Anthony Guglielmi on Tuesday in a statement.
Fox News' Bret Baier interviewed Trump in a pre -recorded segment that was broadcast before the start of the match. The interview, which is usually conducted by the channel that the game organizes, has somewhat become a standard practice for US presidents, but Trump skipped the chance in 2018 during his first administration. Likewise, former President Joe Biden skipped the interview in 2023 and 2024.
Trump has complimented Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes several times, also in his interview with Baier.
“It is clearly cool to hear that he has seen me play football and the game respects that I play,” Mahomes told reporters on Wednesday.
He added: “It is always cool to be able to play for a sitting president, someone who is at the top position in our country.”
Trump also received a warm welcome from Kansas City Chiefs Tight End of Travis Kelce, who goes out with Taylor Swift, said the pop star Trump that he hates.
“It's a great honor,” Kelce told reporters on Wednesday. “It doesn't matter who the president is, I know I'm excited because it's the biggest game of my life, you know, and the president there – it's the best country in the world – and that's pretty cool.”
Trump is not the only public figure with ties with politics that show up for the game. Former First Lady Jill Biden, a famous Eagles fan, also joined her grandson Hunter. Former President Joe Biden was not present.
The presence of Trump in the Grand Match follows his decision to attend the army-Navy football match in December, accompanied by the then elected JD Vance, now secretary of defense Pete Hegseeth, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis and Daniel Penn A homeless black man in a chokehold about the metro in New York City in 2023 (Penny was acquitted of the man's killing, Jordan Neely, in 2024.)))
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