After photos leaked of Saquon Barkley teeing off with Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club, with a sea of “Make America Great Again” hats floating in the background, the internet didn’t hold back. And yeah, this might be a statement that: ‘We don’t care if you rushed us to the SB LIX.’
Barkley wasn’t just seen swinging clubs either. But the internet also spotted him exiting Marine One like it was just another Uber ride. And with the Eagles’ White House Super Bowl party set for the very next day, fans were quick to throw flags for “unsportsmanlike conduct.”
Instead of ducking into the locker room, Barkley stiff-armed the outrage head-on. In a post that hit harder than any linebacker, Barkley wrote: “lol some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT. Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand. Just golfed with Obama not too long ago…and look forward to finishing my round with Trump! Now ya get out my mentions with all this politics and have amazing day.” Translation? Barkley sees politics like bad turf — better left alone unless you want a twisted ankle.
Critics still aren’t sure whether to call it a fumble or a flex. Some argue Barkley risked fumbling the bag — endorsements, public goodwill, all of it — by getting too cozy with the most polarizing figure since the Philly Special. Others counter that respecting the title of “President” doesn’t mean pledging allegiance to the man holding it. Barkley, clearly, has zero interest in running political routes. He showed up to golf, not to give a State of the Union.
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