WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL and then sued the established league. As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national anthem as part of a social justice movement.

Donald Trump on Sunday will become the first sitting U.S. president to attend a Super Bowl – but the former reality television star has a long and complicated history with the sport of football. During his first term as president,

Greeted with a mix of cheers and boos, U.S. President Donald Trump attended the Super Bowl on Sunday, the first sitting president to do so in person, despite a complicated relationship with the National Football League and a controversial history of mixing politics and sports.

Trump will be the first sitting U.S. But before making history he broke news on Sunday morning: “I will be interviewed by Bret Baier, of Fox, prior to the Super Bowl at 3 P.M. EST. Enjoy!” Trump posted on Truth Social.

The Kansas City Chiefs' quest for a historic Super Bowl "three-peat" against the Philadelphia Eagles kicked off on Sunday in front of U.S. President Donald Trump and pop superstar Taylor Swift, who led a crowd of A-listers in New Orleans.

President Trump talks tariffs, the economy, and Gaza in a one-on-one interview today before making history as the first sitting president to watch the Super Bowl in person. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports.