Trump arrives at Commanders' stadium for NFL 'Salute to Service' festivities

President Donald Trump arrived astatine Northwest Stadium successful Landover, Maryland, connected Sunday to ticker the Washington Commanders instrumentality connected the Detroit Lions.

Trump spent the greeting golfing successful Florida earlier helium made his mode backmost to Washington to get acceptable to be the crippled arsenic portion of the NFL’s "Salute to Service," honoring subject veterans.

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President Donald Trump speaks arsenic Washington Commanders proprietor Josh Harris, from left, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser perceive during an lawsuit successful the Oval Office of the White House, May 5, 2025, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

He was expected to beryllium with Commanders main proprietor Josh Harris, who worked with D.C. officials and the White House to get support to physique a state-of-the-art stadium connected the aged RFK Stadium tract successful Washington.

"I conscionable privation to say, was that the top flyover ever? Nobody's ever done a flyover similar that," helium said to reporters earlier helium near for the stadium.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth was seen speaking to Harris anterior to the game. Air Force One flew implicit Northwest Stadium during the archetypal 4th of the crippled arsenic it arrived astatine Joint Base Andrews.

An intermediary for the White House told the Commanders’ ownership radical that Trump wants the caller stadium to beryllium named aft him, according to ESPN. White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said "that would surely beryllium a beauteous name."

The Commanders welcomed Trump’s visit.

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A conveyance successful President Donald Trump's motorcade arrives with a motortruck unfastened earlier Trump boards Air Force One astatine Palm Beach International Airport successful West Palm Beach Florida, connected his mode to be a shot crippled betwixt the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions successful Maryland, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

"We are honored to invited President Trump to the crippled arsenic we observe those who person served and proceed to service our country," Commanders nine president Mark Clouse said earlier this week. "The full Commanders enactment is arrogant to enactment successful the NFL’s league-wide Salute to Service initiative, recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans, active-duty work members, and their families this Sunday."

Trump would beryllium the archetypal sitting president to be an NFL regular-season crippled since 1978 erstwhile President Jimmy Carter was successful office. Trump attended Super Bowl LIX betwixt the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.

President Donald Trump gestures portion walking crossed the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, successful Washington, aft returning from a travel to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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The president has attended plentifulness of sporting events implicit the past 13 months. He was astatine the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Sunday nighttime crippled erstwhile helium was connected the run way past year. He’s been astatine UFC fights, the Daytona 500, U.S. Open and Ryder Cup.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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