Vibe Shift: Crowd Roars for Trump at Super Bowl

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There was a football game on Sunday but that hardly mattered.

Yes, the Philadelphia Eagles crushed the Kansas City Chiefs sending Taylor Swift and her boyfriend packing with an embarrassing loss on the national stage. Thank you, Jalen Hurts.

However, the game was only part of the narrative. President Trump became the first president to attend a Super Bowl in person since it’s not something presidents have been prone to doing until now. There’s no denying that Trump’s presence at the game caused a palatable vibe shift within the stadium. It’s also arguable that his victory in November also set off a movement toward Super Bowl ads with a decidedly patriotic slant.

Here’s the moment during the national anthem when Fox cameras panned to Trump seated next to Gayle Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints, and his daughter, Ivanka Trump:

That is not the only impact Trump had on Sunday. Before the game, the President met with victims and first responders affected by the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans:

Meanwhile, it was quite obvious that many of the players appreciated the President’s visit:

What does this all say about the state of American politics and the country in general in 2025? For starters, Trump’s return to the White House has given everyone permission to show patriotism once again. The dark days of apologizing for America seem to be fully over, much more so than they were in 2016 when Trump won the first time. Gone are the days of players taking a knee in protest of the American flag.

It was President Obama who seemed repeatedly disappointed with the country he was elected to govern and never missed an opportunity to apologize for America’s flaws. That sentiment permeated government across every agency and infected corporate America as well. Andrew Breitbart was famous for correctly pointing out that politics is downstream from culture. That stream is what put Donald Trump back in the White House as Americans became sick and tired of Biden’s failures and government incompetence at the highest order. The country voted for a right to be proud once again and feel as though they had a Commander in Chief who was just as proud as they were.

In short, Trump was cheered at the Super Bowl because he represents what Americans have been feeling for years but have been unable to fully express. America is back, baby.

On a related and oddly satisfying note, Taylor Swift was roundly booed when her image appeared on the screen in the stadium before the game:

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Nate Ashworth

The Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Election Central. He's been blogging elections and politics for over a decade. He started covering the 2008 Presidential Election which turned into a full-time political blog in 2012 and 2016 that continues today.

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