Overview
- Videos and pool reports show loud boos, scattered cheers, thumbs-down signs, and some middle fingers when Trump appeared on the videoboard and during a halftime introduction.
- Trump administered the Oath of Enlistment on the field as part of the NFL’s Salute to Service program and later joined Fox Sports’ Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma in the broadcast booth for a brief segment.
- ESPN reported that White House intermediaries approached Commanders ownership about naming rights for the planned RFK-site stadium, and the press secretary publicly praised the idea, with no formal agreement announced.
- The appearance took place during a record federal government shutdown, and Trump told broadcasters the nation was “doing great” and said prices were coming down.
- The Lions beat Washington 44–22, and Trump’s attendance marked the first regular-season NFL game by a sitting president since Jimmy Carter in 1978.