Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts, and the rest of the Philadelphia Eagles are still riding the high of their Super Bowl LIX win, and Donald Trump wants to join in. The team's White House visit to celebrate their victory on Monday (April 28) has caused a lot of controversy so far.
According to The Shade Room, though, Barkley is paying no mind to it. The NFL running back drew headlines when he hung out with the convicted United States president in New Jersey on Sunday. This happened before the Eagles' White House visit.
"Wanted to race him, but I decided not to do it," Trump reportedly remarked to reporters, calling the football star a "nice guy." His golfing partner responded to the backlash in a Twitter statement.
"lol some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT," Saquon Barkley remarked concerning the Donald Trump controversy. "Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand. Just golfed with Obama not too long ago…and look forward to finishing my round with Trump ! Now ya get out my mentions with all this politics and have amazing day."
Will The Philadelphia Eagles Go To The White House?
For those unaware, this development is especially curious because, as reports indicated, not every Philadelphia Eagle paid a visit to Donald Trump at the White House. Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts and a few others seemingly skipped this tradition due to "scheduling conflicts." Hurts in particular previously refused to answer a question about his potential appearance at a Time event.
Despite all that speculation, the White House reportedly expected "the vast majority" of the Philadelphia Eagles' roster to attend the visit. A similar controversy happened back in 2018 to the same president and Super Bowl-winning team, as various players did not go and Trump shut it down.
Considering other pop culture controversies concerning Donald Trump – and of course, all his political battles – this is not very surprising. After all, we have the context and precedent of 2018.
But through it all, it seems like Saquon Barkley just wants to respect the political office no matter what. We will see if he elaborates on it further in the future.
