Trump to attend Commanders game against Lions to honor military veterans

President Donald Trump volition be Sunday's crippled betwixt the Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions astatine Northwest Field successful Landover, Maryland.

Trump volition beryllium successful attendance to observe the seasoned commemoration astatine halftime of the game, joining Commanders proprietor Josh Harris successful the owner's suite. Pat McAfee archetypal announced the news, citing "sources." The Trump medication aboriginal confirmed the quality by sharing McAfee's study connected societal media. 

This volition people the archetypal NFL crippled Trump has attended this season. He was astatine Super Bowl LIX, won by the Philadelphia Eagles implicit the Kansas City Chiefs, successful New Orleans.

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Republican statesmanlike nominee and erstwhile President Donald Trump attends a crippled betwixt the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets successful Latrobe, Pennsylvania connected OCt. 20, 2024.  (Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

"We are honored to invited President Trump to the crippled arsenic we observe those who person served and proceed to service our country. 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," the Commanders said successful a statement.

September was a whirlwind for the president, who attended the U.S. Open men's final, a New York Yankees crippled precisely 24 years aft the Sept. 11 attacks, and the Friday day league of the Ryder Cup – each successful New York.

Trump attended a Pittsburgh Steelers crippled past year, arsenic well.

Trump volition not beryllium capable to spot Jayden Daniels successful action, arsenic the Commanders backmost dislocated his near elbow pursuing an awkward tackle successful their blowout nonaccomplishment Sunday to the Seattle Seahawks.

The crippled is simply a rematch of past year's NFC divisional round, which the Commanders won, amazingly ending the Lions' season, successful which they had earned the No. 1 seed.

A wide overview of the Northwest Stadium earlier the crippled betwixt the Chicago Bears and the Washington Commanders. (Peter Casey/Imagn Images)

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Trump recovered himself successful a conundrum with the Commanders enactment earlier this year, threatening to halt the team's plans to physique a caller stadium successful the nation's superior if they didn't bring backmost their aged "Redskins" moniker.

"My connection connected the Washington Redskins has wholly blown up, but lone successful a precise affirmative way," Trump wrote successful a Truth Social post. "I whitethorn enactment a regularisation connected them that if they don’t alteration the sanction backmost to the archetypal ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get escaped of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t marque a woody for them to physique a Stadium successful Washington. The Team would beryllium overmuch much valuable, and the Deal would beryllium much breathtaking for everyone."

Trump besides called the Commanders the "Washington 'Whatever's,'" adding that the Cleveland Guardians should bash the same. However, for now, it appears the sides person buried the hatchet. 

Both teams' beforehand offices person said determination are nary plans to revert to their aged names, oregon adjacent alteration them again successful immoderate way.

A presumption of a Washington Redskins helmet and logo earlier the crippled betwixt the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins astatine AT&T Stadium. (Jerome Miron/USA TODAY Sports)

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The quality of Trump's attendance followed the Pentagon announcement earlier that, due to the fact that of the authorities shutdown, determination is nary backing for imaginable flyovers oregon immoderate akin events passim the NFL's "Salute to Service" run this weekend.

The crippled volition footwear disconnected astatine 4:25 p.m. ET.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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