Trump receives raucous reception as he salutes during Super Bowl LIX national anthem

President Donald Trump was spotted successful a salute during the nationalist anthem show by Jon Batiste earlier Super Bowl LIX kicked disconnected connected Sunday astatine the Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans. 

Trump was shown successful the stadium, and a raucous cheer was heard during the FOX broadcast from the assemblage who saw him. 

Trump was lasting successful betwixt New Orleans Saints proprietor Gayle Benson and Trump's daughter, Ivanka, during the national, which besides received a large roar from the assemblage earlier kickoff. 

SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE

President Donald Trump leaves the tract aft gathering with honorary coin-toss participants, including household members of the victims of the Jan. 1 violent attack, members of the New Orleans Police Department and exigency personnel, earlier Super Bowl LIX. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)

Trump confirmed connected Sunday that helium would beryllium contiguous during the Super Bowl successful New Orleans, releasing a connection to explicit his excitement astatine seeing the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles spell against each different successful the "Big Game" erstwhile again. 

The Chiefs and Eagles faced each different for the Lombardi Trophy 2 seasons ago. 

"I look guardant to joining the fans successful New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX to cheer connected 2 large teams – the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles – arsenic they conflict for the National Football League’s Vince Lombardi Trophy," Trump said successful a statement.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

"The coaches, players, and squad unit connected the tract contiguous correspond the champion of the champion successful nonrecreational football, but they besides embody the champion of the American Dream. Their hard work, dedication, and tenacity is admirable, and their idiosyncratic journeys are arsenic inspiring arsenic the thrust and determination that has led them to this bonzer moment. They besides correspond the hopes and dreams of our Nation’s young athletes arsenic we reconstruct information and fairness successful sports and adjacent opportunities among their teams.

"Football is America’s astir fashionable athletics – for bully crushed – it fosters a consciousness of nationalist unity, bringing families, friends, and fans unneurotic and strengthening communities. This yearly contented transcends our differences and personifies our shared patriotic values of family, faith, and state heroically defended by our subject work members, instrumentality enforcement officers, and archetypal responders. We worth their devotion to protecting our large Nation and salute their selfless service."

President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump respond during the playing of the nationalist anthem astatine Super Bowl LIX. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

Trump besides mentioned the lives mislaid successful the Jan. 1 panic onslaught that happened connected New Orleans’ historical Bourbon Street. 

"This year, the Super Bowl returns to the Caesars Superdome for a grounds mounting 8th time. While thousands of fans from crossed our Nation stitchery successful New Orleans to cheer connected their favourite team, we retrieve that 14 families volition beryllium missing a loved 1 who was tragically murdered during a senseless violent onslaught portion celebrating the New Year connected Bourbon Street.  

"Our thoughts are besides with the 35 individuals injured during the onslaught whose lives were changed everlastingly that fateful night, and our prayers volition stay with them for continued strength, comfort, and healing. 

"Tonight, we look guardant to a terrific crippled and the crowning of the Super Bowl Champions. Melania joins maine successful sending our champion wishes for a large Super Bowl Sunday. May the champion squad win, and whitethorn God bless you, your family, and the United States of America."

President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump respond during the playing of the nationalist anthem astatine Super Bowl LIX. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Trump is the archetypal sitting president to ever be a Super Bowl, and it’s expected to beryllium a large crippled that helium and millions of others volition ticker betwixt the Chiefs and Eagles to wrapper up the 2024 NFL season.

Follow Fox News Digital’s sports sum connected X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.