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It’s been over per week because the Philadelphia Eagles trounced the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LIX.
However the recreation continues to be making headlines due to an sudden controversy.
It’s customary for Tremendous Bowl champs to pay a go to to the White Home for a photograph op with the president.
Donald Trump was in attendance at this 12 months’s recreation — a primary for a sitting US president — and it was anticipated that successful workforce would observe custom.
However eight days after Jalen Hurts led his workforce to victory in New Orleans, it’s nonetheless unclear if the Eagles will present up at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
The extra time that passes, the extra unlikely the go to turns into. However who’s in charge for the delay?
Trump administration has not prolonged an invite to the Eagles, insiders declare
Regardless of social media rumors on the contrary, the Eagles have reportedly not turned down an invite to the White Home.
However that doesn’t imply they’ll be flocking to the South Garden anytime quickly.
In keeping with a brand new report from TMZ, Saquon Barkley and firm haven’t been invited to the White Home.
It’s unclear if that’s by design, or if the administration has merely been too busy taking a chainsaw to the federal workforce.
Both means, it’s starting to appear unlikely that A.J. Brown won’t be able to lend the president a duplicate of his favourite self-help e-book.
It feels like each side have mutually agreed to maintain their distance. However as a result of we reside within the age of misinformation, hundreds of X customers (together with some skilled journalists) imagine that the Eagles snubbed the White Home.
“GO F YOURSELVES EAGLES. My husband is a fan so I got onboard but F this BS,” Megyn Kelly wrote, in accordance with Newsweek.
“Eagles won’t visit The White House? Oh cool. Pull all their funding. Every dime. If the NFL hates America then America needs to start hating the NFL,” one other consumer added.
“The Philadelphia Eagles have rejected Trump’s invitation to the White House. You know what, I will never support that team again. F–k the Eagles,” a former fan opined.
After all, the workforce acquired a great deal of help, as effectively.
“BRAVO to the Philadelphia Eagles for declining Trump’s invitation to the White House. The eagle is a widespread symbol of STRENGTH, POWER, FREEDOM, & WISDOM. These team members proudly held on to their self-respect & dignity!” one consumer tweeted.
“Trump openly rooted against the eagles and didn’t congratulate them… the eagles have every right not to do so,” sports activities journalist Chris Schaller chimed in.
It’s not usually that skilled athletes who simply received a serious championship take a lot flak. However that’s low on the checklist of the 4 million methods wherein we’re residing in unprecedented occasions.
