Republican is the first US head of state to attend the large final of the National Football League: ‘I thought it would be something good for the country, that the president was in the game. It is an iconic day ‘
attended this Sunday (9) to the Caesars Superdome Stadium of New Orleans as the first president of in office watching the Super Bowl of the grand final of the main National Football League. In addition to Trump, the great spectacle of the American sport – the decision between Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs – this year attracted a multitude of luxury guests, including the Taylor Swift Popstar and the Argentine star Lionel Messi.
After landing from the state of Florida, Trump headed in a presidential caravan from the airport to the center of New Orleans. Once in the gifted, the agent appeared briefly in the field and met with rescuers and relatives of the victims of the January 1 attack in New Orleans, in which 14 people died in a mass running over during the New Year celebration.
The presence of the Republican leader, who began the day playing Golf with Tiger Woods in Florida, marks a new chapter of a tense relationship with the NFL, to which he usually accuses to be too progressive. In an interview with Fox station recorded before the trip, Trump explained the reasons for his unprecedented decision. “I thought it would be something good for the country, that the president was in the game,” he said. “It’s an iconic day. It will be a great game, two great teams, and let’s see what happens. ”
As for the result, the president bet on the chief triumph in the face of his ‘quarterback’ experience, star Patrick Mahomes, who can match the four titles of mythical Joe Montana. “When a quarterback wins as much as he won, I have to go with Kansas City,” said Trump. A great admirer of football, Trump was vetoed by NFL when he tried to acquire a franchise in the early 1980s.
In 2017, during his first term at the White House, the Republican criticized NFL players who protested against racism by kneeling before games during the interpretation of the national anthem.
*With information from AFP
*Posted by Victor Oliveira
