Super Bowl: Donald Trump to make history as first sitting president to attend NFL showpiece
Donald Trump will become the first U.S. president to compete in the Super Bowl this weekend to make history.
The Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Philadelphia Eagles at the Caesars Super Ball in New Orleans Sunday.
This city is Destroyed by New Year’s Day terrorist attacks When 14 people on Bourbon Street were killed.
Trump, who In January, the 47th president of the United Statescurrently serving in the second term.
Although previous presidents have been involved in some of the Super Bowl involvement, such as pre-match coin tossing from the White House, the president who has no place has never been.
“Security measures have been further enhanced this year, given that this will be the first time the current U.S. president will attend the event,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement.
Earlier this week Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security Saying the Super Bowl is “the biggest homeland security event we do every year.”
Given his comments on the NFL throughout his political career, Trump’s attendance rate could be controversial.
Trump is an outspoken critic of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who questioned the patriotism of NFL players kneeling during the performance of the U.S. national anthem.
The knee movements are designed to draw attention to the issue of racial injustice in the United States.
Sunday’s Super Bowl will be the first in four years to not display “final racism” messages in the finish area, but instead use “choose love” messages.
Since taking office, Trump has criticized non-discriminatory recruitment practices aimed at improving workplace diversity.
The NFL denies that the decision to cancel banners calling for an end to racism is related to the current political climate.
“The Super Bowl is often a snapshot of time, and the NFL is in a unique position to capture and enhance the national imagination,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told AFP.
“Choose love is suitable for use because of the wildfires in Southern California in recent weeks in our country, the terrorist attacks in New Orleans, plane and helicopter crashes near our country’s capital and plane crashes in Philadelphia.”
