Overview
- President Donald Trump attended the Nov. 9 Commanders–Lions game in Landover, becoming the first sitting president at a regular-season NFL game since 1978.
- Fans booed loudly when he appeared on the videoboard, again during his halftime introduction, and during an on-field enlistment ceremony, with videos showing some flipping him off.
- As part of the NFL’s Salute to Service programming, Trump administered the Oath of Enlistment alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at halftime.
- Trump spent roughly eight to ten minutes on the FOX broadcast with Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma in the third quarter, discussing his football past and briefly calling a play.
- ESPN reported that White House intermediaries approached the Commanders about naming rights for the planned $3.7–$4 billion stadium in D.C., a move praised by the press secretary but not decided and subject to District and federal review.