Eagles' Saquon Barkley slams critics after hanging out with Trump

Philadelphia Eagles prima Saquon Barkley slammed those who criticized him for hanging retired with President Donald Trump up of the team’s sojourn to the White House to observe their Super Bowl win.

Barkley was spotted astatine Trump’s play people successful Bedminster, New Jersey, and past flew backmost to Washington connected Air Force One with the president.

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President Donald Trump walks with Philadelphia Eagles' Saquon Barkley earlier boarding Air Force One astatine Morristown Municipal Airport, Sunday, April 27, 2025, successful New Jersey. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

"lol immoderate radical are truly upset origin I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT," Barkley tweeted connected Monday. "Maybe I conscionable respect the office, not a hard conception to understand. Just golfed with Obama not excessively agelong ago… and look guardant to finishing my circular with Trump ! Now ya get retired my mentions with each this authorities and person astonishing day."

Trump had glowing praise of Barkley arsenic helium talked to reporters earlier helium headed backmost to D.C.

"What a bully feline helium is. I wanted to contention him, but I decided not to bash it," the president said.

Barkley is going to beryllium among the Eagles players and unit who volition observe their Super Bowl rubric triumph astatine the White House aboriginal Monday.

President Donald Trump with his grandson, Theodore Kushner, 4th from left, talks to Philadelphia Eagles shot subordinate Saquon Barkley, left, and different guests arsenic helium arrives astatine the White House, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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A White House authoritative confirmed to Fox News Digital successful aboriginal March that an invitation from the president had been sent and that the squad had "enthusiastically accepted." This followed the Eagles' determination not to be the White House successful 2018 aft winning the franchise’s first-ever Super Bowl. 

During that time, Trump rescinded the invitation to big the Eagles aft respective players said they would not enactment successful the sojourn due to the fact that of his erstwhile criticisms of nationalist anthem protests.

Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley is interviewed aft defeating the Kansas City Chiefs successful Super Bowl LIX astatine Caesars Superdome. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

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But this month, Eagles squad proprietor Jeffrey Lurie called it "a time-honored tradition" that the squad was looking guardant to.

Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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