JALEN HURTS spoke out over Donald Tr.u.m.p attending the Super Bowl – with the Philadelphia Eagles set to reject a White House visit.
The Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs with Tr.u.m.p to become the first sitting U.S. president to attend a Super Bowl.
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Jalen Hurts spoke out over Donald Tr.u.m.p attending Super BowlCredit: Getty
Eagles quarterback Hurts was asked how he feels about the president attending the game while talking to reporters.
“He’s welcome to do what he wants,” Hurts said.
It comes after The U.S. Sun has learned that the Eagles plan to snub an invitation to the White House if they win the Super Bowl.
A source at the Eagles, who spoke anonymously, stressed that conversations about refusing a visit with President Trump, just like they did in 2018, have already occurred.
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Following their win over the New England Patriots seven years ago, most of the roster was at odds with Tr.u.m.p’s reaction to players who took a knee during the national anthem.
Trump, then in his first term, wanted owners to fire any players who didn’t stand for The Star-Spangled Banner.
Only four Eagles remain from that championship-winning group — Jake Elliott, Rick Lovato, Brandon Graham, and Lane Johnson — but the sentiment for most of the team remains the same.
On Wednesday in New Orleans, Eagles owner Jeff Lurie, a staunch critic of Tr.u.m.p, was asked directly by Front Office Sports what the team’s plan for a potential White House visit would be.
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Lurie smiled and batted away the question, saying, “I just want to win on Sunday.”
However, a well-placed insider told The U.S. Sun that recent discussions between the players and the Eagles front office resulted in a “massive no” when asked if they would accept an invitation to the nation’s capital.
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“We focus on the game for now, but if we win the Super Bowl, we wouldn’t go to the White House,” a member of the ownership group told The U.S. Sun.
A current player echoed those sentiments, claiming that “pretty much everyone” decided they would refuse to meet the President.
“We represent a city and a state that is pushing for equal rights, respect, and values that respect every human being,” said the Eagles star, who also spoke anonymously.
“We won’t forget what happened and the criticism we received for taking a stand against racism, and we won’t back down from our values of respect, integrity, and equality.”
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