Awkward moment as Jalen Hurts asked about Eagles’ White House visit on red carpet

Jalen Hurts wouldn’t opportunity whether he’s readying to subordinate nan Eagles erstwhile nan reigning Super Bowl champs sojourn nan White House connected Monday.

While speaking pinch “TIME” connected nan reddish carpet Thursday astatine nan TIME100 Gala successful New York, nan Eagles backmost seemed stuck erstwhile asked astir President Trump’s invitation.

“Um,” Hurts, 26, said earlier a agelong pause.

He looked away, licked his lips and didn’t opportunity thing else.

The newsman moved things on and said, “Got it, convey you truthful much.”

Hurts attended nan gala arsenic he was included successful TIME’s database of nan 100 Most Influential People of 2025.

The Eagles received a nationalist invitation from Trump to sojourn nan White House aft their 40-22 rout of nan Chiefs successful Super Bowl LIX successful New Orleans connected Feb. 9.

Trump, who attended nan crippled astatine Caesars Superdome, made history arsenic nan first president to be nan Super Bowl while holding office.

The Eagles did not judge their invitation to nan White House during Trump’s first statesmanlike word aft they won the Super Bowl in 2018.

Trump past rescinded nan team’s invitation a time earlier their sojourn owed to a nationalist anthem dispute — arsenic he said astatine nan clip that immoderate members of nan Super Bowl-winning roster “disagree pinch their president because he insists that they proudly guidelines for nan nationalist anthem, manus connected heart.”

At nan time, reports said galore players refused nan invitation.

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt announced past period that nan Eagles “enthusiastically accepted, and you will spot them present connected April 28.”

Hurts is mostly tight-lipped to debar causing controversy, truthful his non-answer whitethorn not definitively mean he is skipping nan event.

It was a large week for Hurts disconnected nan field.

The Jordan marque jock revealed that he joined his fiancée, Bry Burrows, successful a screen question and reply pinch “Men’s Health,” which was published connected Tuesday.