Donald Trump is scheduled to attend Super Bowl LIX. Here, Kansas City chiefs will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles of New Orleans on Sunday in response to the Associated Press.
This will make Trump the first “US President” to participate in the game in person. Although Sitting’s president had not previously attended the Super Bowl, three vice presidents have appeared over the years.
Algore saw the Dallas Cowboys defeat the Buffalo Bills 30-13 at the George Dome in Atlanta in 1994.
Before him, George H.W. Bush took part in the match in 1982 at Pontiac Silver Dome in Michigan. There, the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21.
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Spiro Agnew attended the Orange Bowl in Miami in 1971, where he saw the Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys 16-13.
Super Bowl interview before the first president of three years
Trump will also appear on Fox News for an interview with Bret Baier, as reported by Axios. The interview will take place at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and will air at the pre-game show at 3pm.
This marks the first time in three years that the US president has participated in a pre-match interview on the Super Bowl broadcast. Former President Joe Biden had refused to sit previously for an interview with Fox News in 2023 and CBS News in 2024.
Interestingly, Trump rejected NBC News in 2018 after allowing two interviews with Fox News in 2018 with Bill O’Reilly in 2017 and Sean Hannity in 2020 .
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Caesars Superdome Security Protocol will be strengthened as Trump visited the stadium. “A wide range of planning and coordination has been implemented to ensure the safety of all participants, players and staff,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the Associated Press.
“This year, security measures have been further strengthened, even more considering this will be the first time a US chairman has attended an event.”
