After nearly two days of controversies surrounding the contents of an article published in The Sun over two weeks ago, President Donald Trump announced he would extend an invitation for the Super Bowl 59 champions to visit the White House later in the year. Trump revealed the news during a press conference on Tuesday when a reporter asked whether the team would be invited.
“They will be,” Trump said. “We haven’t yet, but we will be. I thought it was a great performance by them. Absolutely, they’ll be extended an invitation. We’ll do it right away. We’ll do it sometime today. They deserve to be down here, and we hope to see them.”
The president then asked a staffer to start working on preparing the invite immediately.
The Super Bowl invite controversy with the Eagles started on Sunday after reports surfaced that the team would not accept an invitation from Trump to attend the White House, based on the aforementioned article in The Sun.
“We represent a city and a state that is pushing for equal rights, respect, and values that respect every human being,” an anonymous Eagles player supposedly told the publication. “We won’t forget what happened and the criticism we received for taking a stand against racism, and we won’t back down from our values of respect, integrity, and equality.”
The Eagles won their first Super Bowl in 2018 but declined an invitation to visit Trump in the White House. However, only a few players remain from that particular team.
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On Monday afternoon, multiple reports claimed the Eagles had intended to visit the White House and they “looked forward” to being invited.
“The #Eagles would be honored to visit The White House, team sources say after conversations today,” Ian Rappaport, a national insider for NFL Network, posted on his X account. “It’s one of the aspects of winning they are excited about and look forward to receiving the invitation.”
