President Donald Trump's attendance at Super Bowl LIX marked a significant political and cultural moment. The event saw a series of victories for Trump, coinciding with the NFL's controversial removal of the 'END RACISM' slogan from the end zone. The change was perceived by many as aligning with Trump's agenda to suppress 'woke' ideologies and diversity initiatives. Trump further capitalized on the occasion by signing a proclamation for 'Gulf of America Day' and celebrating high approval ratings in a recent CBS poll.
After Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles, the biggest winner of Super Bowl LIX may as well have been President Donald Trump himself. Trump, who became the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl on Sunday, scored a string of political, cultural and social victories before he even took his seat inside New Orleans' Superdome for the big game. By kickoff, the stage had been set for Trump to flex that ascendant power.
After having it appear during NFL games for the last five seasons, the league abruptly decided to remove the 'END RACISM' lettering from the end zone—a slogan that was adopted in 2020 in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests that erupted across the nation. Instead, Sunday's end zones were emblazoned with the less overtly political message 'CHOOSE LOVE,' a phrase the NFL has called 'appropriate' in the wake of the New Orleans attack, the wildfires in California and the plane crashes in both Washington D.C. and Philadelphia. While the league denied that the slogan change was tied to the president's Super Bowl appearance, the move came amid Trump's greater efforts to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and shut down 'woke' policies across the country. Trump also famously feuded with the NFL across his first term, taking issue with players who knelt during the national anthem in protest of racial injustice. The president had called for the league to fire former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who led the protest, and repeatedly attacked the league and its commissioner, Roger Goodell, on social media. Trump began Super Bowl Sunday by traveling from Mar-a-Lago to New Orleans, signing a proclamation that declared February 9 as inaugural 'Gulf of America Day' as Air Force One made the short hop over the Gulf of Mexico. The stunt was the latest in his push to rename the body of water, an effort that has drawn pushback from Mexico's government.'Today, I am making my first visit to the Gulf of America since its renaming,' the proclamation stated. 'As my Administration restores American pride in the history of American greatness, it is fitting and appropriate for our great Nation to come together and commemorate this momentous occasion and the renaming of the Gulf of America.' Before landing in New Orleans, the president also received good news from his favorite media punching bags at CBS, whose news division he is currently suing, alleging that the network's '60 Minutes' interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was deceptively edited to favor Harris and mislead the public. CBS has forcefully denied those allegations, though its parent company is reportedly considering a settlement in the case. Earlier on Sunday, CBS released a poll that showed Trump receiving high marks across the board after his first three weeks in office. A majority, 53 percent, of Americans said the approved of his handling of the presidency, while 47 percent disapproved. His ratings also marked the highest score Trump has seen since pollsters began tracking attitudes on his presidency. At the same juncture in February 2017, CBS News found that only 40 percent of Americans approved of Trump. The latest survey also found that a large majority, 70 percent, said Trump was doing what he promised in the campaign. The most common word used to describe the president was 'tough,' a term used by 69 percent of respondents, followed by 'energetic,' 63 percent, 'focused,' 60 percent and 'effective,' 48 percent.'New polling from CBS News shows Americans are overwhelmingly positive about President Donald J. Trump's return to office and his commitment to making good on his promises,' the White House celebrated in a Sunday email. Once in the Big Easy, Trump headed to the Caesars Superdome before kickoff to meet with the participants in the honorary coin toss, including the families of victims of the deadly New Year's Day terrorist attack, police and emergency personnel. His first appearance on the big screen came during the National Anthem, when the cameras panned to the commander-in-chief, who saluted from the stands as Jon Batiste sang, the Star-Spangled Banner. The crowd erupted into cheers at the sight of Trump. And though the president received a roaring welcome in New Orleans, superstar Taylor Swift—who earned Trump's ire in September for endorsing Harris—did not. Swift's image on the stadium Jumbotron was met with scattered boos from the audience. Trump delighted in his nemesis' harsh reception, suggesting on Truth Social after the Eagles blew out Chiefs that Swift was the only person who had a worse night than her boyfriend's team.'The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift. She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!' Trump wrot
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