The Philadelphia Eagles’s 40-22 rout of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2025 Super Bowl may have been an escape for some, but it was not free from the world of politics.
The drama of Washington emerged as a common theme during the NFL’s grand finale for the 2024 season in large part due to its attendees, including the most political person in the country, the president, and even some of the commercials on the broadcast.
President Donald Trump sat down for the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview, something former President Joe Biden skipped in 2023 and 2024, and answered questions on a variety of topics. The interview, which aired during the pregame show on Fox, saw Trump pick the Chiefs to win the game while offering praise for both teams.
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He became the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl and was briefly shown on the television broadcast and on the screen in the stadium during the national anthem to cheers from the crowd at Caesars Superdome.
Other political attendees included Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Tim Scott (R-SC), among others. Former first lady Jill Biden, a longtime Eagles fan, also cheered on her team less than a month after leaving the White House.
On the field, there were no apparent political messages by any of the players, and the NFL opted to use the phrases “Choose Love” and “It Takes All of Us” in their endzones instead of “End Racism.”
While most of the commercials featured on the Super Bowl broadcast veered away from politics, some viewers took issue online with the perception of politics in some advertisements. An NFL flag football advertisement caused controversy over its portrayal of male players being beaten by female players in a flag football game, with some deriding it as being filled with “DEI.”
A Jeep advertisement starring Harrison Ford, while generally well received, had some pushback online over certain lines being perceived as political. Jeep’s 2025 Super Bowl advertisement was better received than the company’s 2021 ad, which called for political unity but was widely panned.
The Chiefs, who were the two-time defending champions, had a bad night on the field, and one of the team’s fans, Taylor Swift, got a negative reception from the largely Eagles-friendly crowd in New Orleans. Swift, who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, was shown on the video screen in the stadium, to loud boos, which she appeared to take well on the screen.
Trump, who spoke out against Swift for not endorsing him in last year’s presidential election, took aim at her in a post on Truth Social after the game.
“The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift,” Trump posted. “She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!”
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The Eagles, having won the Super Bowl, will likely be invited to the White House for a special event celebrating their championship with Trump, hoping to avoid a repeat of what happened the last time the team won the big game.
In 2018, during Trump’s first term, the Eagles were invited to the White House to celebrate their first Super Bowl championship, but the invitation was revoked over the issue of standing for the national anthem.