Overview
- Trump attended the Washington–Detroit game at Northwest Stadium, the first sitting president to appear at a regular-season NFL contest since Jimmy Carter in 1978.
- Large boos erupted when he was shown on the videoboard and again at halftime, with some cheers also audible.
- He presided over a halftime enlistment ceremony for service members as jeers were heard on the broadcast and watched from a suite with owner Josh Harris, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Trump joined Fox Sports’ booth in the third quarter, discussed his high school football days, praised the sport, and briefly called a play.
- ESPN reported intermediaries conveyed his desire to have the team’s planned $3.7–$4 billion stadium named for him, and the White House called that “a beautiful name,” though no decision has been announced.