The president of the United States, Donald Trumpheaded the list of important names in attending the 59th edition of the Super Bowl of the NFL This last Sunday, in which the Filadelphia Eagles submitted the Kansas City Chiefs to win as monarchs from the circuit for the second time.
Trump, an avid sports fan, to the point of having bought a professional football team in the mid -1980s, became the first US president in exercise in attending a Super Bowl, an event that has been transformed in a true symbol of American culture.
The presence of the American leader was held by most of the fans in the Caesars Superdome of New Orleans, as evidenced by the applause received by Trump when he was focused on the giant screens of the stadium and when making an appearance in presence in The field.
Controversial past
The NFL is far from being faithful to Trump, especially since the League remains marked by a painful episode in which the Republican billionaire participated.
In 2016, the decision of the quarterback of the 49ers of San Francisco, Colin Kaepernick, to seize a knee on the ground during the US anthem in protesting the police violence against minorities caused an earthquake.
Trump quickly involved himself in the debate, claiming the expulsion of the player, before asking the owners of the clubs at a public meeting to “dismiss” any “jerk” that will be manifested during the anthem.
In the absence of sanctions, the head of state then intensified his attacks against those owners and also pointed to the League Chief, Roger Goodell, without result.
With the takeoff of the movement against racial discrimination Black Lives Matter in the Boreal Spring of 2020, the crisis worsened in the NFL.
The League yielded and announced that it would allocate 250 million dollars in 10 years to “combat systemic racism” and finance educational and development programs.
It was a form of social peace. Relationships between players and managers have calmed down considerably since then.
The decision of the league this week to stop exhibiting the motto “end to racism” at both ends of the field during the Super Bowl was interpreted by some as a concession to the “antiwoke” rhetoric that defends the Trump administration.
But Goodell said Monday that the League will continue to promote diversity “because we have shown ourselves that makes NFL better.”
Security increase
In New Orleans, a city of about 350,000 inhabitants, an imposing police device was deployed around the event, which was held five weeks after the massive outrage that caused the death of 14 people.
An American army veteran, who acted by loyalty to the Islamic state jihadist group according to the FBI, then rammed the crowd that celebrated the new year in the streets of the Tourist Barrio Francés.
The authorities calculated the arrival to New Orleans of some 100,000 visitors for this Super Bowl, which the National Security Department assigned the highest level of risk for public security.
After the announcement that Trump would say present in the magna appointment of the NFL, the planned security device increased considerably, but the organizers previously assured that they trusted that everything would develop without inconvenience.
“I am sure that the safest place this weekend will be under the security umbrella we have,” said Cathy Lanier, director of Security of the League, prior to the celebration of the Super Bowl.
