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President Donald Trump He spent Sunday afternoon with the star of Philadelphia Eagles Saquoon Barkley, while he and his teammates were supposed to visit the White House.
Trump Touched his time With Barkley while talking to reporters before he and Barkley traveled to Washington to Air Force One. The two of them were seen leaving Marine One before the president addressed the press who waited along the asphalt.
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President Donald Trump talks to football player Philadelphia Eagles Saquo Barkley before boarding the airport at the Morristown Municipal Airport, on Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“What a good guy is. I wanted to race him, but I decided not to do it,” the president said.
Barkley will be among Eagles players and staff who will celebrate his victory in Super Bowl on Monday at the White House.
Barkley did not talk to reporters, but he was seen on Trump’s Bedminster Golf course, which he hung out with the president and others.
Returning to the look with Trump followed a few days after Eagles teammate Jalen Hurts raised his eyebrows when he was silent when asked if he would visit the White House with a team to celebrate their championship in Super Bowl.
Appearing on the red carpet for the 2025 Time100 Gala in New York on Thursday night, Hurts asked if he was planning to Visit to the White House For an official visit next week on Monday.
President Donald Trump, to the left, walks with the Philadelphia Eagles player Saquoon Barkley before boarding the Air Force at Morristown Municipal Airport on Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Morristown, NJ (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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“One,” Hurt the injured before you look around. He never answered the question because the survey thanked him for his time.
The White House official confirmed to Fox News Digital in early March that the invitation of the President had been sent and that the team was “enthusiastically accepted”. The decision of Eagles followed not attending the 2018 White House after winning the first super Bowl franchise.
During that time, Trump abolished call In order to be the hosts of Eagles after several players said he would not participate in his visit for his previous criticism of the protests of the national anthem.
Philadelphia Eagles running backwards Saquo Barkley carries the ball during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl Lix against the Kansas City Chiefs, February 9, 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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But this month, the owner of Eagles Jeffrey Lurie called the “tradition that welcomed”, which the team was looking forward to.
Fox News’ Paulina Grandpa contributed to this report.
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