Donald Trump draws loud cheers from audience at Super Bowl as Taylor Swift is booed

Donald Trump has scripted history by becoming the first sitting president of the United States to attend the Super Bowl.

Updated on: Feb 10, 2025, 06:20:11 IST

By Sanya Jain

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Donald Trump has scripted history by becoming the first sitting president of the United States to attend the Super Bowl. Trump was photographed at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to watch the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Super Bowl Sunday. The Republican, who is three weeks into his new presidency, raised more than a few eyebrows with his appearance at what is arguably the biggest sporting event in America, as many people wondered what it was costing taxpayers to have a sitting president in the stands.

US President Donald Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump and Ivanka Trump's son Theodore watch from a suite prior to the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (AP)

Trump at Super Bowl

Donald Trump flew to New Orleans onboard Air Force One accompanied by daughter Ivanka Trump.

One X user estimated that it cost anywhere between $15 to $20 million to bring Trump from the White House to New Orleans.

While he may have found some critics, Trump drew loud cheers from the audience in stark contrast to Taylor Swift, who was booed at the Super Bowl.

Taylor Swift booed

Taylor Swift was back at the Super Bowl to watch Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Swift and Kelce have famously been dating since early last season.

This time, however, the pop star's reception was a lot different from last year’s.

Taylor Swift, who was cheered loudly when she showed up at the big game in Las Vegas, was instead booed by the heavily pro-Eagles crowd when shown on the video boards inside the Superdome during a break in the first quarter.

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Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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