{"id":28613,"date":"2025-02-25T03:52:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28613"},"modified":"2025-02-25T03:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:52:45","slug":"president-donald-tru-m-p-has-surprising-reaction-to-the-philadelphia-eagles-declining-an-invitation-to-visit-the-wh-ite-h-ouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28613","title":{"rendered":"President Donald Tru.m.p Has Surprising Reaction To The Philadelphia Eagles Declining An Invitation To Visit The Wh.ite H.ouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2264031\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2196174889-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2196174889-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2196174889-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2196174889-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2196174889-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2196174889-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2196174889-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Presient Donald Trump Has Surprising Reaction To The Philadelphia Eagles Declining An Invitation To Visit The White House\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A strange new twist has emerged following news that the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0rejected an invitation to visit the White House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<div id=\"pwMobiMedRectBtf1\" data-pw-mobi=\"med_rect_btf\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Eagles stopped the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0from achieving a\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0three-peat earlier this month, beating them 40-22 in the big game. It\u2019s been suggested that they will not visit the President\u2019s official residence as they still hold a grudge from 2018, but TMZ is now reporting that they have not actually been invited.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Philadelphia Eagles have not formally rejected a visit to the White House \u2026 that\u2019s because an invitation hasn\u2019t been extended yet, TMZ Sports has learned,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the outlet note<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/24\/philadelphia-eagles-white-house-invite-donald-trump\/?adid=social-tws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1894058915987431545&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fpresient-donald-trump-has-surprising-reaction-to-the-philadelphia-eagles-declining-an-invitation-to-visit-the-white-house%2F&amp;sessionId=2ee88b7a826e26093ffb82be9d69104a944cece6&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1894058915987431545\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>They cite White House sources whom they claim told them Trump hasn\u2019t extended an invitation as yet, so nothing is official.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>Should they get an invite, it\u2019s likely that they will turn it down, as a locker room source has reportedly told The Sun there was a\u00a0<em>\u201cmassive no\u201d<\/em>\u00a0around the room after the front office sat down to discuss the potential visit with the players.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-philadelphia-eagles-left-it-to-a-vote\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Philadelphia Eagles Left It To A Vote<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2263612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380574-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380574-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380574-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380574-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380574-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380574-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380574-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Philadelphia Eagles lifting Lombardi Trophy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Philadelphia Eagles (Photo via Geoff Burke\/Imagn Images)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/em>Most of the Eagles players rejected the opportunity to go after they won the Super Bowl in 2018. Donald Trump had made an invitation then, but he pulled it back.<\/p>\n<p>Lane Johnson, one of four players on that team who\u2019s currently on the Philly roster, said he\u2019d be open to going this time around, but it would come down to a team vote.<\/p>\n<p>Team owner Jeffrey Lurie did not give an answer on the matter when quizzed by a reporter before the Super Bowl on February 9.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that the Eagles haven\u2019t issued a statement rejecting the visit. In any case, they haven\u2019t received anything to reject.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>President Donald Tru.m.p Has Surprising Reaction To The Philadelphia Eagles Declining An Invitation To Visit The Wh.ite H.ouse - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28613\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Donald Tru.m.p Has Surprising Reaction To The Philadelphia Eagles Declining An Invitation To Visit The Wh.ite H.ouse - 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