One of Fox’s NFL booths have landed an unlikely interview with the commander-in-chief.
Play-by-play voice Kenny Albert and analyst Jonathan Vilma announced during the first quarter of the Detroit Lions-Washington Commanders game that they would interview President Donald Trump during the third quarter of Sunday’s game on Fox. Trump is attending the game with Commanders owner Josh Harris amid reports that he’d like the team’s new stadium, to be built on the old RFK Stadium grounds in Washington, D.C., to be named after himself. It is also Veterans Day weekend, and both the NFL and Fox have made efforts to acknowledge the holiday throughout Sunday’s broadcasts.
“We are scheduled to chat with the commander-in-chief, President Donald Trump, during the third quarter of today’s game,” Albert told viewers.
“Should be an exciting conversation we’re gonna have with him. He was a high school football player back in his New York days, so looking forward to that conversation,” Vilma added.
Fox has the national doubleheader this week, but Lions-Commanders is being distributed to just 30% of television markets in the United States. Most markets are receiving the Los Angeles Rams-San Francisco 49ers game in the late-afternoon window.
President Trump has made a habit of appearing at sporting events throughout his second term. This year alone, Trump made high-profile appearances at the US Open (tennis), September’s Ryder Cup in New York, and the FIFA Club World Cup Final.
While television broadcasts typically acknowledge when a sitting president is in attendance, appearing in the broadcast booth for an interview is much less common.
In addition to Trump’s involvement in the new stadium project in D.C., the president also played a role in the NFL bringing the 2027 NFL Draft to the nation’s capital.
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Drew Lerner is a staff writer for Awful Announcing and an aspiring cable subscriber. He previously covered sports media for Sports Media Watch. Future beat writer for the Oasis reunion tour.