Eagles star Saquon Barkley hangs out with Trump ahead of White House visit

Photo: Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley spent one-on-one time with President Donald Trump ahead of the team’s scheduled Super Bowl celebration at the White House. On Monday (April 28), Trump is set to host the Eagles at the White House after the team’s Super Bowl win against the Kansas City Chiefs in February. Barkley and Trump were spotted hanging out together on Sunday (April 27), just a day before the Eagles’ visit. The two appeared to get off Marine One in New Jersey together, chatting as they exited the plane. Trump described Barkley as a “nice guy” to reporters at the airport. “I wanted to race him, but I decided not to do it,” the president added before the pair later boarded Air Force One. Photos circulating online show Trump and the Eagles star at the president’s golf club in Bedminster, NJ, with multiple “Make America Great Again” hats sitting on the table. The Barkley-Trump spotting comes after Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts dodged a question about whether he would be attending the White House celebration. “Umm,” he mumbled to the reporter who asked the question before declining to give a direct answer. Earlier this month, Eagles owner...