While Trump and the NFL seem to be on the same page now, their relationship has been rocky over the decades. Here is a breakdown of Trump’s long and complicated history with the league. Trump will attend the big game on Sunday following the NFL’s recent decision to remove the “End Racism” message from the end zones for the first time since 2021.

No sitting president has ever attended a Super Bowl. Vice presidents have, including Mike Pence — Trump’s former second-in-command who was left off the ticket in 2024. But while presidents are often guests at the Army-Navy Game each December, Trump would be the first to watch the big game in person.

President Trump shared excitement for the approaching Super Bowl which he lauded as a “great” event in spite of the National Football League’s (NFL) new kickoff rule which he deemed “weird.” “Two