Donald Trump To Attend Super Bowl As Nfl Decides Against 'end Racism' Stencil On Field

Donald Trump will make history by becoming the first sitting US president to attend a Super Bowl when the NFL season reaches its climax in New Orleans this weekend, the White House said Tuesday.

A White House official confirmed US media reports that Trump will attend Sunday's game at the Caesars Superdome, where the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia Eagles.

Trump will be the first sitting US president to attend the Super Bowl, by far the biggest annual event on the American sporting calendar.

Former President George H.W. Bush took part in the ceremonial coin toss for the 2002 Super Bowl - also in New Orleans - and performed the duty again at the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston, won by the New England Patriots. Ronald Reagan also performed a coin toss from the White House for the 1985 Super Bowl.

This year's Super Bowl broadcaster Fox meanwhile will air a pre-recorded interview with Trump in the pre-game build-up to Sunday's game, Fox News said Tuesday.