Donald Trump will have his say on Super Bowl Sunday.
The newly elected President has agreed to be interviewed by Fox News’ chief political anchor Bret Baier during the network’s Super Bowl LIX pregame coverage.
The interview was revealed by Fox on Monday morning, explaining that it will be pre-recorded at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach and air Sunday in the 3pm hour. Baier has not interviewed the former reality television star since June of 2023, and Trump has previously criticized the anchor for allegedly being ‘unfriendly’ to him in interviews.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are prepared to kick off at 6:30pm EST.
Presidents have been addressing the public on Super Bowl Sunday for the better part of the last 20 years, beginning with CBS anchor Jim Nantz’s interview with then-President George W. Bush in 2004.
Back in 2019, Trump famously said he would have a ‘hard time’ allowing his then-12-year-old son Barron play football due to concussion concerns.
The newly elected President has agreed to be interviewed by Fox News ‘ chief political anchor Bret Baier during the network’s Super Bowl LIX pregame coverage
‘I just don’t like the reports that I see coming out having to do with football — I mean, it’s a dangerous sport and I think it’s really tough,’ Trump told CBS. ‘I thought the equipment would get better, and it has. The helmets have gotten far better but it hasn’t solved the problem.
‘I hate to say it because I love to watch football,’ he continued. ‘I think the NFL is a great product, but I really think that as far as my son — well, I’ve heard NFL players saying they wouldn’t let their sons play football. So, it’s not totally unique, but I would have a hard time with it.’
He also took credit for pressuring NFL players to stop kneeling in protest of racist police brutality.
‘But they haven’t been kneeling and they have been respecting the flag and their ratings have been terrific ever since,’ Trump said in 2019 in what actually proved to be a slight down year for the NFL’s historical strong Nielsen ratings.
Biden skipped interviews for the last two Super Bowls, which drew criticism from Trump.
Trump, too, skipped one Super Bowl during his first administration.
Barack Obama, on the other hand, never missed the chance to speak to Americans on Super Bowl Sunday, doing an interview all eight years he was in office.
