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President Donald Trump spent his Sunday afternoon with the Eagles star of Philadelphia Saquon Barkley while he and his teammates had to visit the White House.
Trump touched his time with Barkley as he spoke to journalists before Barkley and he went to Washington on Air Force One. The two were seen by leaving Marine One before the president addressed journalists who were waiting along the Tarmac.
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President Donald Trump talks to the Eagles football player in Philadelphia Saquon Barkley before climbing the Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport on Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Morristown, NJ (AP photo / Evan VUCCI)
“What a nice guy he is. I wanted to run him, but I decided not to do it,” said the president.
Barkley will be one of the players and staff of the Eagles who will celebrate their victory for the Super Bowl in the White House on Monday.
Barkley did not speak to journalists, but he was seen on the Bedminster golf course of Trump who drags with the president and others.
The appearance of the ball carrier with Trump occurred a few days after the Eagles teammate Jalen Hurts raised his eyebrows while he was silent on a question of knowing if he would make the White House with the team to celebrate his Super Bowl championship.
Leaving on the red carpet for the Time100 2025 gala Thursday evening, Hurts was asked if he had planned to visit the White House for the official visit next week on Monday.
President Donald Trump, on the left, walks with the Eagles player of Philadelphia Saquon Barkley before boarding the Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, Sunday April 27, 2025, in Morristown, NJ (AP photo / Evan VUCCI)
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“Um,” said Hurts before looking around. He never answered the question because the interviewer thanked him for his time.
A White House official confirmed to PK Press Club Digital in early March that an invitation from the president had been sent and that the team had “accepted with enthusiasm”. This followed the Eagles decision not to attend the White House in 2018 after winning the very first Super Bowl in the franchise.
Meanwhile, Trump canceled the invitation to welcome Eagles after several players said they would not participate in the visit due to his previous criticisms on the demonstrations of the national anthem.
The Philadelphia Eagles, the Ballon Saquon Barkley Ball carrier, carries the ball during the second half of the Super Bowl NFL Lix against the Chiefs of Kansas City on February 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP photo / Matt Slocum)
But this month, the owner of the Eagles team, Jeffrey Lurie, called “a secular tradition” that the team was waiting impatiently.
