Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was spotted with President Donald Trump at his golf course in Latest Jersey on Sunday, a day before the team visits the White House.
A photograph that made the rounds on social media showed Barkley sitting to Trump’s left.
There have been at the very least a dozen “Make America Great Again” hats sitting on the table directly in front of the Super Bowl champion NFL star and the president.
He flew back to Washington with Trump.
Barkley’s appearance with Trump got here just a few days after Jalen Hurts raised eyebrows when he was silent on an issue about whether he would visit the White House with the team to have a good time their Super Bowl championship.
Appearing on the red carpet for the 2025 TIME100 gala in Latest York City on Thursday night, Hurts was asked whether he planned on visiting the White House for next week’s official visit on Monday.
“Um,” Hurts said before looking around. He never answered the query because the interviewer thanked him for his time.
A White House official confirmed to Fox News Digital in early March that an invite from the president had been sent and that the team had “enthusiastically accepted.”
This followed the Eagles’ decision to not attend the White House in 2018 after winning the franchise’s first-ever Super Bowl.
During that point, Trump rescinded the invitation to host the Eagles after several players said they might not take part in the visit due to his previous criticisms of national anthem protests.
But this month, Eagles team owner Jeffrey Lurie called it “a time-honored tradition” that the team was looking forward to.
Hurts didn’t exactly have a glowing statement on Trump’s decision to go to Latest Orleans for Super Bowl LIX.
Meanwhile, Barkley was on the J.P. Morgan Tech 100 Summit this month, which Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, attended with husband Jared Kushner, their son, Theodore, and Jared’s brother, Joshua.
“Had an incredible time on the J.P. Morgan tech 100 summit! Want to offer a shoutout to Madhu for having me out. Need to also give a shoutout to everyone who made it amazing,” Barkley posted on X on the time.
Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
