President Trump is attending an NFL regular season game on Sunday.
The President of the United States is set to attend Sunday afternoon’s Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions game. The National Veterans Parade took place earlier in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. President Trump was in Florida on Sunday, though he’s flying up to Northwest Stadium for the contest.
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FOX shared video of Air Force One flying over Northwest Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The President of the United States is also expected to speak with FOX announcers Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma in the third quarter of Sunday’s games.
President Trump at U.S. Open.© Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images
Air Force One made its way over Northwest Stadium shortly before 5 p.m. E.T. on Sunday. President Trump should be inside the stadium by halftime, as it stands.
Vilma, who starred collegiately at Miami before going on to play in the NFL, said that he’s excited to speak with President Trump about his high school football career.
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President Trump was a three sport athlete at New York Military Academy and played on the football team for one year. He played football, baseball and soccer.
But President Trump has been pretty honest about his high school football career over the years.
President Trump stopped playing football because it was too ‘violent’
President Trump told “Bussin With The Boys” hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan that he didn’t love playing football, because it was violent and dangerous.
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The President of the United States appeared on the podcast hosted by two former NFL players leading into the 2024 Presidential Election.
President Trump doesn’t brag about his high school football career, saying that he just played “at a very low level.”
But classmates of President Trump have said that he was a great athlete.
“He was just the best, a good athlete, a great athlete,” former classmate Ted Levine told Business Insider.
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“He could have probably played pro ball as a pitcher. I think he threw 80 miles an hour. I was the catcher. He made my hand black and blue every day.”
“Could he play football? Could he play soccer? He could do anything he wanted. He was physically and mentally gifted.”
President Trump’s best sport in high school was believed to be baseball, though he’s obviously taken up golf in a major way in his later years.
The President of the United States is expected to be on the air on FOX on Sunday afternoon in the second half.
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This story was originally reported by The Spun on Nov 9, 2025, where it first appeared in the NFL section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
