Donald Trump Becomes First President To Attend Regular-season Nfl Game Since 1978

President Donald Trump connected Sunday became nan first sitting president to be a regular-season NFL crippled since Jimmy Carter successful 1978, appearing astatine nan Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders matchup.

In nan 3rd quarter, Trump appeared connected nan Fox broadcast, answering questions astir his clip arsenic a shot subordinate astatine New York Military Academy, opining connected quarterbacks and more.

“Drew Brees, he threw a shot you could catch,” was 1 portion of study Trump offered, breaking down nan erstwhile quarterback’s crippled pinch his ex-teammate Jonathan Vilma, who was successful nan broadcast booth for Fox. “I would person liked him arsenic a quarterback.”

The President moreover tried his manus astatine play-by-play, calling a 2nd-and-7 play for nan Commanders wrong nan redzone.

“Let’s spot what happens. Not bad,” Trump said during a three-yard tally by Jacory Croskey-Merritt.

When asked why he enjoys attending sporting events, Trump — who was besides astatine nan Super Bowl successful February — said sports is simply a microcosm of life.

“You person nan triumph and you person nan problems, and you person to get done nan problems to deed nan triumphs,” nan President said.

Trump’s quality astatine nan crippled came connected nan heels of an ESPN study that nan President wants nan Commanders’ caller stadium named aft him.

Washington presently plays astatine Northwest Stadium successful Landover, Maryland, which has been nan team’s location since 1997. The Commanders played astatine RFK Stadium from 1961 done 1996, winning 3 Super Bowls during that clip period. The demolition of nan stadium began earlier this year.

In April, Washington proprietor Josh Harris, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and Washington D.C. politician Muriel Bowser announced nan Commanders would return to nan nation’s superior successful a caller stadium astatine nan RFK site. The caller building will costs astatine slightest $3.7 billion, $2.7 cardinal of which will beryllium paid by nan team. The territory will salary $1 billion, while nan squad will beryllium responsible for immoderate costs overruns.

The helping of Air Force One is seen complete Northwest Stadium during a flyover for nan Washington Commanders' shot crippled against nan Detroit Lions successful Landover, Md., connected Sunday.Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images

“They're gonna build a beautiful stadium, that's what I'm progressive in,” Trump said. “We're getting each nan approvals and everything else. And you person a awesome owner, Josh and his group, and you're going to spot immoderate very bully things.”

The president was besides asked really feels nan state is doing amid nan authorities shutdown that entered its 40th time connected Sunday.

Trump said things are “great.”

“People person spirit. Our banal marketplace deed an each clip high. Prices are coming down," he said. "We inherited a mess. Prices are coming measurement down. And I’ll show you, our state has complete $17 trillion being invested successful it, which is simply a record. So we’re doing great.”