Donald Trump leaves Super Bowl early at half time as Kansas City Chiefs are destroyed by Philadelphia Eagles
PRESIDENT Donald Trump stormed out of the Super Bowl at halftime as the Kansas City Chiefs were down big to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The commander-in-chief Trump reportedly left the showdown at Caesars Superdome while the Kansas City Chiefs were held scoreless in the first 30 minutes of the contest versus the Philadelphia Eagles.
Fox NFL‘s cameras spotted Trump’s arrival at the Super Bowl with his kids Ivanka and Eric Trump to watch the Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles.
The 47th president was seen greeting fans at the Caesars Superdome and was also joined by one of his daughter’s sons, as well as Eric’s wife Lara Trump.
However, Trump reportedly left early at halftime as the Chiefs were down 24-0 at halftime.
Before the game, Trump shared that he was rooting for the Chiefs.
Kansas City star quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw two interceptions, including a pick-six, in the first half.
NFL fans on social media reacted to Trump leaving the Caesars Superdome early.
“Trump needs to go to sleep,” one wrote.
“He went back to work,” a second commented.
“At least Trump didn’t watch the rest of this blowout,” a third added.
Trump made history as the first commander-in-chief to appear at the Super Bowl.
Before the game, while the Chiefs were warming up on the field, the team’s star defensive tackle Chris Jones walked to Trump and shook his hands.
The six-time Pro Bowler Jones also appeared to say something to Trump during the sequence.
During the national anthem, the Fox NFL cameras spotted Trump in a suite box.
The crowd in The Big Easy could be heard cheering Trump.
And after Trump was spotted on TV, Jones was shown crying while on the sidelines.
Fans were quick to react to Trump’s TV sequence on X.
“Amazing,” one wrote.
“Good for him,” a second added.
“Welcome to the Super Bowl, Mr. President,” a third added.
Before the game started, Donald, his children, and his grandchild were seen deboarding Air Force One at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans.
It was revealed earlier last week that Trump was planning on being at the NFL contest, making the politician the first-sitting president in US history to make the appearance.
Trump also sat for an interview with Fox News host and top political anchor Bret Baier.
The pre-recorded interview aired on Fox’s pregame show just hours before the game started.
It was revealed that the stadium’s security would be strengthened in preparation for Trump’s attendance – close to eight months after he survived an assassination attempt.
And the tightened-up security comes more than a month after the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans that claimed the lives of 14 people and injured at least 30 others.
The Super Bowl is set for kickoff at 6:30 pm Eastern.