# Trump bans Eagles from Super Bowl invite to White house **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 5, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439 "2018-06-05T00:13:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/81 "2018-06-05T23:38:49Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > So it ended up being a ten minute invite where one guy kneeled, another guy heckled Trump, and then Trump [pretended to know the words to God Bless America](https://screengrabber.deadspin.com/trump-unable-to-remember-words-to-god-bless-america-a-1826578677) And where, apparently, a lot of the attendees were White House and Congressional interns. > **[Many of the “Eagles Fans” at Trump’s Patriotism Rally Looked Suspiciously...](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/eagles-fans-at-white-house-trump-flag-rally-interns-apparently-included.html)** > > Nothing like getting jacked up for a football celebration while wearing formal office attire and a ID lanyard. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/82 "2018-06-06T00:38:33Z")
Out of morbid curiosity I checked the Fox News website earlier, and damn if I could find a single mention of this whole incident anywhere on their main page. The screaming-banner top story was about “Melania derangement syndrome,” and other major articles included “April Ryan had to retract something” and "Lester Holt’s ratings are down. You know— major, important news that impacts us all! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/83 "2018-06-06T00:51:30Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > As expected, redneck mouth-breathers are lining up to defend Trump. I heard one declare, “It’s a great honor to be invited to the White House!” Yeah, but people voted for Trump because they were tired of business as usual. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/84 "2018-06-06T01:04:59Z")
> [@](#): > > … The screaming-banner top story was about “Melania derangement syndrome,”… Yeah, saw a couple minutes of Tucker Carlson, lead off was the liberal media’s stampeding obsession with Melaniagate. Blink, blink, WTF? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/85 "2018-06-06T12:35:13Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > On the other hand, most of them aren’t Americans. But they’d probably all like to go to the circus and see the clown. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/86 "2018-06-06T12:42:33Z")
His actions are that of a 12-year old adolescent in an adult male body. He has demonstrated this kind of behavior time and time again. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/87 "2018-06-06T12:57:18Z")
I love George Takei. His latest tweet: > [@](#): > > Trump disinvited Superbowl winning Philly Eagles to the White House over concerns some of the players had refused to come. In related news, Becky Sullivan won’t go to the dance on Saturday if Shelley is showing up, even if she apologizes for what she said about her hair. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/88 "2018-06-06T13:23:07Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > So it ended up being a ten minute invite where one guy kneeled, another guy heckled Trump, and then Trump [pretended to know the words to God Bless America](https://screengrabber.deadspin.com/trump-unable-to-remember-words-to-god-bless-america-a-1826578677) From a comment attached to the Washington Post op-ed about the incident ([“With no Eagles around, Trump acts like a turkey”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-banishes-the-eagles-and-acts-like-a-turkey/2018/06/05/de286718-6908-11e8-bf8c-f9ed2e672adf_story.html)): > [@](#): > > Oh pitiful beaudacious lies > for scammers truth to stain > for a president called majesty > above the law he claims! > America America > Don shed disgrace on thee > and crowned his hoods > with plundered goods > from scheme to slimey scheme (The commenter added a subsequent comment granting blanket permission to quote.) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/89 "2018-06-06T13:57:34Z")
“Oh yeah? Well I’m gonna have my own Super Bowl celebration, with Marine bands, and hookers! In fact, forget about the Super Bowl!” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/90 "2018-06-06T16:03:10Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > This reminds me can someone explain to me why flag=military? Plenty of non military folks fly the flag. Because these days, in all too many people’s minds, “Patriotism” consists of a jingoistic, parroted response, rather than the thoughtful, informed respect for the flag and the republic for which it stands that it should be. In this case, Trump declares kneeling players to be unpatriotic and the parrots repeat it. I would consider the players who knelt to be in the thoughtful, informed respect camp. In other news, it appears that Nick Foles was the only player who was confirmed to be planning on attending. Wouldn’t that have been a great sight? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/91 "2018-06-06T16:46:58Z")
For comparison, [this is what happened](https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2018/06/05/donald-trump-tom-brady-white-house-visit-2017) when Tom Brady decided not to visit last year. > [@](#): > > Trump grew angry in April 2017 when Tom Brady said he planned to skip the White House visit with the Patriots, huddling angrily with aides and even calling Patriots owner Robert Kraft. One former senior administration official described a chaotic scene unfolding over the heartlands of America, as Trump flew back from an event in Wisconsin. Trump made a number of calls and asked aides to help fix the situation, worried that Brady’s absence would reflect poorly on him. Also, > [@](#): > > Trump’s decision Monday to disinvite the Eagles came after the team informed the White House that “only 10 to 12 people might come,” according to the Post. Politico reported Tuesday the attendance would have been limited to just “two or three players, the owner, and the team’s beloved mascot, Swoop.” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/92 "2018-06-06T17:01:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Trump made a number of calls and asked aides to help fix the situation, worried that Brady’s absence would reflect poorly on him. When you look like shit, blame the mirror. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/93 "2018-06-06T17:27:20Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > I love George Takei. His latest tweet: > > > [@](#): > > > > Trump disinvited Superbowl winning Philly Eagles to the White House over concerns some of the players had refused to come. In related news, Becky Sullivan won’t go to the dance on Saturday if Shelley is showing up, even if she apologizes for what she said about her hair. [PhanArt Pete replies](https://twitter.com/PhanArt/status/1003830972889038850): > [@PhanArt Pete](#): > > Fuck Becky Sullivan ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439/94 "2018-06-08T23:37:25Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > His actions are that of a 12-year old adolescent in an adult male body. He has demonstrated this kind of behavior time and time again. Let’s not stoop to insulting twelve-year-old adolescents! –G! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439.md?page=4)