The Steady Drip: Trump Heads to Super Bowl with a Complicated NFL Relationship (Connecting the Dots: NFL, Taylor Swift, Condoleezza Rice, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Center for American Progress (Gun Safety = Gun Control), Nancy Pelosi, Covington & Burling LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Trump Heads to Super Bowl with a Complicated NFL Relationship (Connecting the Dots: NFL, Taylor Swift, Condoleezza Rice, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Center for American Progress (Gun Safety = Gun Control), Nancy Pelosi, Covington & Burling LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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Sunday, 09 February 2025 07:52 AM EST

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U.S. President Donald Trump heads to the Super Bowl on Sunday, the first sitting president to do so in person, despite a complicated relationship with the National Football League and a controversial history mixing politics and sports.

Trump will watch the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in the Superdome in New Orleans, where all eyes will be on the field and, no doubt some, on his reactions.

His visit, roughly three weeks after he launched his second term at the White House with executive orders to crack down on immigration and end government diversity programs, will put the Republican president at the scene of a classic American pastime that connects people of all political ideologies.

It also highlights the contrast between Trump's order to eliminate government diversity, equity and inclusion efforts with the NFL's decision to stick with its own initiatives to promote inclusion.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who could come into contact with Trump at the game, said on Monday he had no plans to scale back NFL diversity programs.

The league is not putting the phrase "End Racism" behind one of the end zones, something it has done since 2021, replacing that directive with another one: "Choose Love."

During his first term in office Trump criticized the league and its members after Black players kneeled during the U.S. national anthem to bring attention to racial injustice.

Last year, as a presidential candidate, Trump ran ads during football games blasting his Democratic opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris, for her stance on transgender rights. "Kamala's for they/them; President Trump is for you," the ad said.

It proved effective, and Trump has continued his crackdown on trans rights from the White House, last week signing an executive order seeking to exclude transgender girls and women from female sports.

He will be one of many famous faces at the game. Superstar singer Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs player Travis Kelce, is also expected to be in the stadium. She endorsed Harris in the 2024 election.

Connecting the Dots:

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Center for American Progress calls for heightened gun safety for guns.

Ezekiel Emanuel is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Ari Emanuel’s brother and was the health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Ari Emanuel is Ezekiel Emanuel’s brother and the co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.

Taylor Swift is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client.

Jessica Alba is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Kevin Bacon is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Drew Barrymore is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Richard Belzer is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Benjamin Bratt is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Betty Buckley is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Steve Carell is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Judy Collins is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Sheryl Crow is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Billy Crystal is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Matt Damon is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Michael Douglas is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Art Garfunkel is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Jennifer Garner is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Richard Gere is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Kathie Lee Gifford is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Dustin Hoffman is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Kate Hudson is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Diane Keaton is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

David E. Kelley is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Ricki Lake is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Denis Leary is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Barry Manilow is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Michael Moore is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Conan O'Brien is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Rosie O'Donnell is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Amy Poehler is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Debbie Reynolds is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Britney Spears is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Patrick Stewart is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Barbra Streisand is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Dick Van Dyke is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Spike Lee was a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Reese Witherspoon was a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Dennis Quaid made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.

Condoleezza Rice is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and Gene A. Washington’s frequent social companion.

Gene A. Washington is Condoleezza Rice’s frequent social companion and was a director of football operations for the National Football League (NFL).

National Football Conference is a conference for the National Football League (NFL).

Paul Tagliabue was a commissioner for the National Football League (NFL), a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, and is a friend of William R. Hambrecht.

Covington & Burling LLP is the lobby firm for the National Football League (NFL).

Eric H. Holder Jr. is a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and was a trustee at the Morehouse School of Medicine.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. and Nancy Pelosi was invited to his 2013 wedding reception.

Nancy Pelosi was invited to George Soros’s 2013 wedding reception, the minority leader for the U.S. House of Representatives, is married to Paul Pelosi and a friend of Sarah P. Hambrecht.

Paul Pelosi is a friend of William R. Hambrecht, married to Nancy Pelosi, and was an investor in the United Football League.

William R. Hambrecht was a co-founder for the United Football League, is a friend of Paul Pelosi, a friend of Paul Tagliabue and married to Sarah P. Hambrecht.

Sarah P. Hambrecht is married to William R. Hambrecht, a friend of Nancy Pelosi, and a trustee at the Morehouse School of Medicine.

Eric H. Holder Jr. was a trustee at the Morehouse School of Medicine, is an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. and Nancy Pelosi was invited to his 2013 wedding reception.

Covington & Burling LLP is the lobby firm for the National Football League (NFL).

Paul Tagliabue was a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, a commissioner for the National Football League (NFL) and is a friend of William R. Hambrecht.

National Football Conference is a conference for the National Football League (NFL).

Gene A. Washington was a director of football operations for the National Football League (NFL) and is Condoleezza Rice’s frequent social companion.

Condoleezza Rice is Gene A. Washington’s frequent social companion, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Nancy Pelosi was invited to his 2013 wedding reception, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter tor the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.