Stephen A. Smith calls out Megyn Kelly after Eagles-White House reporting drama

Stephen A. Smith calls out Megyn Kelly after Eagles-White House reporting drama

Stephen A. Smith had one question for Megyn Kelly after her scathing reaction to a false report about the Eagles turning down a visit to the White House after defeating the Chiefs in Super Bowl 2025 this month.

During Tuesday’s installment of “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” the “First Take” host asked, “Was that necessary, though?”

His question came one day after the political commentator told the Eagles to “GO F YOURSELVES” in an X post, which was a response to a report by The U.S. Sun that alleged a member of Philadelphia’s ownership and an unamed player would refuse to go to the White House if the team received an invite.

The piece was published on Feb. 6 — three days before the Eagles topped the Chiefs in New Orleans, 40-22.

Stephen A. Smith said Megyn Kelly’s reaction to a report about the Eagles potentially not visiting the White House was unnecessary. YouTube/Stephen A. Smith Show

Kelly acknowledged Monday that the White House denied the report in a separate post on X.

“Really? They ain’t feeling Trump. So what?” Smith said Tuesday. “74 million plus people wasn’t feeling Trump. F them too? Come on, Megyn.

“You don’t need to do that. It’s just not necessary. And by the way, if any team was justified in not wanting to show up to the White House… it would be the Philadelphia Eagles.”

Megyn Kelly ripped the Eagles after falling for a report that they might not visit the White House after their Super Bowl victory. Megyn Kelly/YouTube

The Eagles did not accept their invitation to the White House during Trump’s first presidential term after they won the Super Bowl in 2018.

Trump then rescinded the team’s invitation a day before their visit due to a national anthem dispute — as he said at the time that some members of the Super Bowl-winning roster “disagree with their president because he insists that they proudly stand for the national anthem, hand on heart.”

US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Bloomberg via Getty Images

At the time, reports said many players refused the invitation.

Smith, who has been a guest on Kelly’s Sirius XM show, added he’s a fan of Kelly but disagreed with how she reacted to the report.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) speaks to team owner Jeffrey Lurie during the Super Bowl LIX championship parade and rally in Philadelphia on February 14, 2025. Caean Couto-Imagn Images

On Tuesday, Trump said the Eagles will be invited to the White House after their Super Bowl 2025 domination.

“They will be. We haven’t yet, but we will be,” Trump said of the team’s invitation. “I thought it was a great performance by them. Absolutely, they’ll be extended that invitation… We’ll do that right away… They deserve to be down here and we hope to see them.”   

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie hoists the Vince Lombardi championship trophy after Philadelphia best the CHiefs in the Super Bowl in New Orleans on February 9, 2025. REUTERS

An Eagles source told CNN the team would be “honored” to visit 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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