Donald Trump on Sunday became the first sitting US president to attend a regular-season National Football League (NFL) American football game since Jimmy Carter in 1978, appearing at the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders matchup, NBC reports.
The current White House leader’s attendance, however, did not help the US capital’s team, which lost 22–44 to the visiting side.
Trump’s appearance at the game came on the heels of an ESPN report that the President wants the Commanders’ new stadium named after him.
Washington currently plays at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, which has been the team’s home since 1997. The Commanders played at RFK Stadium from 1961 through 1996, winning three Super Bowls during that time period. The demolition of the stadium began earlier this year.
The new structure will cost at least $3.7 billion.