WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL and then sued the established league. As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national anthem as part of a social justice movement.

While we can provide a bare-minimum estimate of select costs such as air transportation and Secret Service work — nearly $1 million — this is only a fraction of the total cost of Trump's presence at the Super Bowl to American taxpayers.

“The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow,” Trump said back then. “They disagree with their President because he insists they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country.

Trump made history on Super Bowl Sunday as first sitting president to attend the game. Ivanka, Eric and Donald Trump Jr. went with him to New Orleans.

A video shared on X purports to show President Donald Trump being booed at Super Bowl LIX. Verdict: False The original video is from January 2020 and shows Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump,

Social media users are claiming images from the Super Bowl show fans booing and aiming middle-finger gestures at US President Donald Trump, who watched the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles topple the Kansas City Chiefs from a suite in the stadium.

Trump became the first sitting commander in chief to attend a Super Bowl during the Philadelphia Eagles' blowout win against the Kansas City Chiefs at Caesars Superdome in New Orl