Philadelphia Eagles accept White House invitation as press secretary says claim of unsent offer was 'fake news'



The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles have formally accepted an invitation to celebrate their win at the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday.

The revelation comes after a weeks-long controversy over whether or not President Donald Trump wanted the Eagles to come to the White House following their win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl LIX or if it was actually the case that the Eagles declined an invitation.

"I know there was a lot of fake news about an invitation that wasn't sent or was sent. We want to correct the record. We sent an invitation, they enthusiastically accepted, and you will see them here on April 28," Leavitt said, per ESPN. The outlet also contacted a team spokesperson for the Eagles, who reportedly confirmed that the invitation was accepted.

'I thought it was a great performance by them.'

As Blaze News previously reported, an alleged inside source told outlets in February that the NFL champions had declined an invitation to the White House and did so with a "massive no."

NBC's Pro Football Talk then claimed a source, who allegedly had direct knowledge in the Eagles' decision, said the team would visit the White House if invited. The source also said the team never rejected an invitation and would be honored to accept one if given the chance.

Trump eventually cleared up his side of the matter when he was asked about sending the invitation.

"We haven't yet, but we will be. I thought it was a great performance by them," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "Absolutely they'll be extended that invitation."

The Eagles vs. Trump ordeal dates back to 2018, when the team declined to visit the president following their Super Bowl LII win over the New England Patriots.

The event was reportedly canceled due to how few players wanted to attend. The sentiment against the administration was particularly strong with two Eagles players at the time, safety Malcolm Jenkins and defensive end Chris Long. The players were reportedly focused on the vague stance of social injustice, including national anthem protests before NFL games.

"I don't want to take away from anybody's experience or make it a big distraction. It's a celebratory event, and I want the guys who choose to go or whatever to enjoy that," Jenkins said in 2018. "Me personally, because it's not a meeting or a sit-down or anything like that, I'm just not interested in the photo op."

Trump voiced his opinion at the time and said the Eagles disagree "with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country."

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Harrison Butker visits Trump at White House for third straight year despite not being on winning Super Bowl team



Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made it to the Oval Office again despite his team losing in Super Bowl LIX to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Amid outrage over a situation of he said, she said regarding the Eagles visiting Washington, D.C., Butker stopped in to see the president in a largely unpublicized visit.

Butker, a staunch supporter of Trump, met with the president in the Oval Office with White House communications adviser Margo Martin posting a photo of the pair on social media.

"The GOAT of kicking [Harrison Butker] meets the GOAT of Presidents [Donald Trump]," Martin wrote on X.

— (@)

Butker also made his way over to the White House press briefing room and took time to pose at the podium:

"Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is here at the White House today and just stopped in the press briefing room to take a photo," a reporter from Spectrum News noted.

This marked the third-straight year Butker visited the White House but this time without his Chiefs compatriots. After back-to-back wins in the Super Bowl in 2023 and 2024, the Chiefs failed to become the first team to ever win three in a row. It is tradition for the Super Bowl winners to visit the president for a team photo op.

Butker supported Trump heading into the 2024 election and called him the "most pro-life president."

"That's a topic that is the most crucial topic for me. I want us to be fighting for the most vulnerable, fighting for the unborn, and that's what we should prioritize," Butker said at the time.

Butker has been seen as an anti-woke and pro-life media figure since he made headlines following a commencement speech in May 2024 that rocked progressive outlets to their core. The kicker also praised president Trump in December for his pick for ambassador to the Vatican.

Since his previous visit, Butker had created a political action committee called the UPRIGHT PAC, meant to encourage Christians to vote for "traditional values." According to the Daily Mail, the PAC was announced in October 2024 and subsequently endorsed Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri.

"He's not just a Senator; he's a devout Christian, a family man, and a fighter for so much we hold dear," the PAC said at the time, according to the Kansas City Star. "Josh Hawley is relentless in defending religious rights, fighting for the Constitution, and standing up for the most vulnerable among us—the unborn."

Butker also reportedly met with Hawley while in D.C., as reported by KCTV 5.

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Trump says Philadelphia Eagles will 'absolutely' be invited to the White House: 'They deserve to be down here'



A supposed feud involving the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles and the White House seems to be cleared up after President Trump declared the team would be extended an invitation immediately.

As Blaze News previously reported, an alleged inside source had told outlets that the NFL team declined an invitation to the White House with a "massive no."

Many responded to the apparent rejection with rage, including former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.

"GO F YOURSELVES EAGLES. My husband is a fan so I got onboard but F this BS," she wrote.

Soon thereafter, NBC's Pro Football Talk cited a source that allegedly had direct knowledge of the Eagles' thoughts on the matter, who said the team would show up if invited. The source also allegedly revealed the team would be honored to attend and that rejecting an invitation was never considered by the franchise.

'It was a great performance.'

While in the Oval Office, President Trump was asked by a reporter if the Eagles were "being extended an invitation."

"They will be," Trump quickly replied. "We haven't yet, but we will be. I thought it was a great performance by them," he recalled.

The president continued, "Absolutely they'll be extended that invitation."

Trump then turned to an aide and asked the aide to send the invitation "right away" before turning back to the press pool and repeating, "We'll do it right away. We're gonna do it sometime today."

The Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, after Trump originally supported the Chiefs following several players on the team coming out as his supporters. This included kicker Harrison Butker, who has previously visited the White House with the team, and even the wife and mother of star quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Trump's Super Bowl schedule surprised a lot of critics and supporters, who noted that not only did he give a full sit-down interview with Fox News that day, but he also managed to fit in a round of golf with legend Tiger Woods.

UFC President Dana White recently even spoke on Trump's energy level around that time. White said that he flew to Mar-a-Lago on election night to watch the results with Trump and said the president hadn't slept in about 72 hours.

"They deserve to be down here," the president said about the Eagles. "And we hope to see them."

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Did the Philadelphia Eagles actually DECLINE a White House visit?



BlazeTV’s Stu Burguiere has come under some fire for being a Philadelphia Eagles fan after rumors have sparked online that the team declined the White House’s invitation to celebrate the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory with President Trump.

In the following segment, Stu addresses the hearsay surrounding the team and how he, being the die-hard fan that he is, will respond if the rumors prove true.

The first outlet to report on the team’s alleged declining of the invitation was the U.S. Sun, a source Stu says isn’t the most sound given its sensational, “tabloidy” reporting.

Further, the Sun’s report was predicated on “one anonymous source,” says Stu.

Other outlets then picked up on the story, regurgitating the rumor and fueling the anger of conservatives across the country.

However, Clay Travis, founder of sports news outlet OutKick, then posted the following, contradicting the gossip:

CNN then corroborated Travis’ correction in a recent article claiming that the “Eagles would be honored to visit the White House.”

Regardless of what proves true in the end, Stu’s opinion of the Eagles isn’t changing.

“It makes no difference what they do. I just love them because they're the Philadelphia Eagles,” he says.

To hear more about the conflicting rumors and Stu’s thoughts on the intersection of sports and politics, watch the clip above.

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Dave Portnoy finds out Patrick Mahomes doesn't like Barstool Sports, immediately signs his father to a contract



Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy says he is reserving a seat for Patrick Mahomes when the football player's father has a boxing match for Portnoy's company.

Less than a week after Portnoy found out Mahomes isn't a fan of his sports brand, he turned around and signed Patrick Mahomes Sr., a former MLB pitcher, to a boxing contract to fight fellow former pitcher John Rocker.

Portnoy learned about the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback's feelings toward his company only after Taylor Lewan, one of Barstool Sports' top podcasters, left the company and asked Mahomes to come on his show.

"I don't know if you've seen the news, but [my podcast] is leaving Barstool Sports," Lewan said to Mahomes at a press conference. "Is it safe to say they could see you as a guest in this upcoming offseason?"

"It definitely improved y'all's chances for sure," Mahomes replied. "We’ll have to make that happen now."

Portnoy called Lewan's about-face "disgusting" and mocked Lewan and his podcast for becoming "PBS" with their reporting, meaning they were giving "softball interviews" after leaving Barstool Sports.

Lewan and his "Bussin' with the Boys" co-host Will Compton said Mahomes wasn't a fan of Barstool Sports because of their incendiary remarks about his family, including his wife and brother.

"Dave did not understand that Patrick is openly not a fan of Barstool Sports," Lewan said. "And when he was confused about it, it's like, 'Dave, just watch what your company posts.'"

Portnoy subsequently described Lewan as "absolutely on his knees" for Mahomes and called him a "p***y" for his interaction with the quarterback.

Portnoy soon got his revenge, however, after Mahomes Sr. got into a semi scuffle with Rocker during Super Bowl weekend in New Orleans.

A video post to X showed Rocker, 50, and Mahomes Sr., 54, in a tussle on Bourbon Street, resulting in Rocker calling his counterpart a "loser" who "can't take a joke."

You really haven't changed one bit in the last 25 years.

Keep my name out your loud mouth.
— Pat Mahomes Sr. (@PMahomes) February 12, 2025

Portnoy's plot ultimately unfolded when he announced in a social media video that he had signed Rocker and Mahomes Sr. to a boxing match in April. He then offered to reserve a seat for the Chiefs star at the event.

"Just to show that I don't have grudges, I know Patty Mahomes, the Super Bowl guy, the guy who just got his doors blown off, said he hated Barstool. Well, now your dad's fighting in our company, against John Rocker. So I'm gonna save a seat, free of charge."

Portnoy added, "That's an open invite. You say you don't like us, I get your dad to fight John Rocker."

Mahomes Sr. was a starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins before being converted to a reliever. He bounced around between different teams until his last year in the majors in 2003.

Rocker, on the other hand, was a rockstar reliever for the Atlanta Braves until he was eventually pushed out of baseball for remarks about there being too many foreigners in New York City.

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Serena Williams and ‘The View' DEFINE ‘crip walking’ as black culture



When Serena Williams won the gold medal during the 2012 Olympics, the tennis star celebrated with the crip walk — a dance move that was popularized by California gangsters.

Thirteen years later, Williams took the stage during the Super Bowl halftime show alongside rapper Kendrick Lama and performed the crip walk again. While Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” is far from amused by the display, the hosts of "The View" are lauding the performance as a celebration of “black culture.”

“When she did the same crip walk after she beat Sharapova in the 2012 Olympics, she did that walk then, and it was on Wimbledon grass, and everyone said that it was disrespectful,” Sunny Hostin began.

“What she was doing was being her authentic self, an homage to her roots from Compton, and it was black joy and black excellence. You’ve got the greatest female athlete of all time coming out and enjoying it,” Hostin continued, adding, “This was about Serena being her authentic self and being the essence of black culture.”


“I don't know Sunny Hostin’s background, it’s probably similar to Serena in terms of probably a disconnect from the hood culture that she’s trying to attach herself to,” Whitlock says.

When Whitlock initially saw the clip from "The View," he was “stunned” that everyone “seemed to be in agreement” that crip walking was representative of black culture.

“Can they honestly believe this? Or is this just what they have to say to survive on television?” he asks guest Delano Squires.

“I think it depends on who you ask and in what context you ask it. I’ll say it this way. When a black artist is winning awards, let’s say Beyonce winning a Grammy for her country album or a black athlete is winning an award or a Super Bowl or whatever the case may be, then I think black folks are like, ‘Yes, this is for the culture, this is a win,'” Squires tells Whitlock.

“But when a hip-hop artist is being criticized for the content that they put out there, for the guns, the murder, the ops, the drugs, the degradation and disrespect for women, then that same person will say, ‘Oh no, that’s not black culture, that’s hip-hop, that’s that particular individual,'” he continues.

“I think that dichotomy lives in almost all of us and certainly in the people who are talking heads and have the platforms on TV and mainstream media,” he adds.

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