First lady Jill Biden was booed at Lincoln Financial Field at the end of the Philadelphia Eagles pregame Sunday.
Biden attended the Eagles game against the Dallas Cowboys as part of the National Football League’s cancer initiative, called the “Crucial Catch” campaign. She met with cancer patients, survivors, and their families before the game.
The first lady — who has called herself a “Philly girl,” having grown up in nearby Willow Grove, Pennsylvania — also led the crowd in a rendition of the Eagles fight song, “Fly Eagles Fly,” and participated in the game’s coin toss.
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It’s a special night for this Philly girl — I get to cheer on my @Eagles alongside these brave cancer survivors and their families.
Thank you @NFL for raising awareness through Crucial Catch. We all have a role to play in ending cancer as we know it. #CancerMoonshot pic.twitter.com/VfCdbrl2ce
— Jill Biden (@FLOTUS) October 17, 2022
Biden was reportedly booed by the crowd when she appeared on the big screen.
“FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden gets booed. Being an ‘Eagles fan’ didn’t save her,” sports commentator John McMullen tweeted.
FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden gets booed. Being an “Eagles fan” didn’t save her #DALvsPHI
— John McMullen (@JFMcMullen) October 17, 2022
.@FLOTUS leads the crowd in #FlyEaglesFly ahead of kickoff. #DALvsPHI on NBC and @peacock. pic.twitter.com/MqE5cuIwVO
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 17, 2022
Sports bettor PhillyGodfather said the boos came from the “stadium full of Eagles fans.”
A stadium full of Eagles fans booed Jill Biden tonight, they must all be from the 5 surrounding counties.
— PhillyGodfather ® Sports Bettor (@phillygodfather) October 17, 2022
Former NFL tight end Clay Harbor said she got it “BAD.”
Philly just BOO’d Jill Biden BAD. ? #FlyEaglesFly
— Clay Harbor (@clayharbs82) October 17, 2022
One Twitter user commented that the radio broadcast did not air the song and booing: “Wow the radio [for] the Eagles game cut the booing of Jill Biden.”
Wow the radio f the Eagles game cut the booing of Jill Biden ?
— Sgt. Mark Fu (Retired) (@MarkFusetti) October 17, 2022
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The Eagles beat the Cowboys 26-17 and remain undefeated with a record of 6-0.
