Trump to Revive Presidential Super Bowl Tradition That Biden Scrapped
President Donald Trump revived a longstanding Super Bowl tradition by sitting down for an interview with an anchor from the host network, a practice that had waned in recent years.
Fox is hosting the Super Bowl this year and will air Trump’s interview with Bret Baier during the pregame show, according to a Monday report from Fox News.
The interview, pre-recorded, is scheduled to air at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 9.
Baier questioned Trump on policies he has implemented in the early weeks of his second term, Fox News reported. Topics included tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, which the administration has imposed in response to fentanyl trafficking and illegal immigration concerns.
This marks Baier’s first one-on-one interview with Trump since the summer of 2023.
Additional segments from the discussion will be broadcast on Feb. 10 during “Special Report with Bret Baier.”
Axios highlighted that major American broadcasters—Fox, NBC, CBS, and ABC—typically interview the sitting president during the Super Bowl pregame show. This tradition began in 2004 with former President George W. Bush during his first term.
Trump previously declined NBC’s pregame interview in 2018, while former President Joe Biden opted out of the Fox interview in 2023 and the NBC interview in 2024.
Trump also spoke with Fox News host Sean Hannity two days after his return to the Oval Office last month. Topics ranged from Biden’s controversial pardons—including those granted to criminals, senior federal officials, and even family members—to the fallout from last summer’s assassination attempts against Trump.
“We can get our country back,” Trump told Hannity. “But if we didn’t win this race, I really believe our country would have been lost forever.”
Fox expects record-breaking viewership for the Super Bowl, according to Axios.
The network has already sold out its ad inventory for the highly anticipated event, with nearly a dozen spots fetching $8 million each—a record price for the championship broadcast.
The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles for the title.
The Chiefs have won three of the past five Super Bowls, while the Eagles last claimed victory in 2017.