Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Berkley defends his decision to play golf with President Donald Trump amid considerable backlash across social media.
Berkley played the round with the president on Sunday at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, in the career off-off, where he won his first Super Bowl title and Landing Attack Player of the Year honors.
A day later, Monday, Trump hosted the Eagles at the White House, with less than half of his team showing up, with prominent absentees such as star quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receivers AJ Brown and Devonta Smith.
Following the team’s first Super Bowl victory in 2018, the Eagles declined an invitation to Washington for Trump’s opposition to players kneeling during the national anthem, a protest against police brutality against ethnic minorities.
Barkley posted on X (formerly Twitter) and wrote back to criticism. “Haha, I played golf and flew to the White House with the president, so some people are really upset.
“Maybe I respect the office, and it’s not a difficult concept to understand.”
The running back has rushed the league in yards, and the running back, who recently signed a two-year, $41.2 million contract extension with Philadelphia, has asked the public to do so. “I will give my mention in all this politics.” – Certainly, a strange request after opening this can of worm itself.
Berkley was on Air Force 1 along with Trump, and the president praised the 28-year-old. “He loved it. He’s a great young man and an incredible football player. Saquon had an age season running behind the most powerful offensive line in the NFL.”
Eagles head coach Nick Cirianni told reporters “honor” He was able to go to the White House and expressed his excitement at the opportunity.
LOL I played golf and flew to the White House with the president, so some people are really upset. Maybe I respect the office, not just a difficult concept to understand. I just played golf with Obama a while ago and look forward to finishing my round with Trump! Now you’re my…
– Saquon Barkley (@saquon) April 28, 2025
Why didn’t Jalen Hurts attend the White House?
Last week, when he hurt whether he was present or not, he replied. “Hmm.” I looked around and before I left, staring at the camera lens.
Despite the quarterback’s disapproval of the presidency, Trump has made the Super Bowl MVP “A great guy and a great player.”
According to White House officials, Harts, who skipped the visit, and his teammates, who skipped the visit, cited “scheduling competitions” as the reason for their absence.
