And relatives of the victims. Considering his troubled past with the NFL, the president’s Super Bowl attendance is unexpected.
He has had several run-ins with the league throughout the years, whether it was because of litigation, ownership bids, or player protests.
Trump made unsuccessful efforts to purchase NFL teams in 1981 and 2014 (the Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Colts, respectively). Time cites former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle as saying,
“As long as I or my heirs are involved in the NFL, you will never be a franchise owner in the league,” which further exacerbated his contentious relationship with the league.
Although Trump’s involvement in football was brief, he did ultimately become a football owner in the 1980s when he acquired the New Jersey Generals,
