Will Trump Attend The Super Bowl? President Has Claimed Support From Patriots' Tom Brady, Bill Belichick

Weeks after his presidential election victory, Donald Trump attended the annual Army-Navy college football game in early December. During a live interview in the announcing booth, Trump praised the spirit of the game and its fans, while noting that "I don't know if it's necessarily the best football."

Trump may have the chance to see the best pro football has to offer when the Atlanta Falcons face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI in Houston on Feb. 5. Will President Trump attend the game and support his "good friend," Patriots quarterback Tom Brady?

Trump spoke about his relationship with Brady and Patriots coach Bill Belichick on the campaign trail, as well as after his victory. In November, Trump read a letter of support from Belichick at a New Hampshire rally that described Trump's leadership as "amazing." On the night before his inauguration, Trump told a crowd at a black-tie dinner that Brady called him to offer his congratulations after his election victory.

“Your friend Tom just called," Trump said while addressing Patriots owner Bob Kraft from the stage. "He feels good. He called to congratulate us. He feels good. Good luck. You’re going to do great.”

Kraft has described Trump as a "wonderful friend." Brady has avoided questions about Trump during media interviews and declined to say who he had voted for in the presidential election.

Trump has repeatedly voiced his support for Brady during the "Deflategate" saga. Brady was ultimately suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season for allegedly tampering with the air pressure of game balls.

However, there has been some questions as to how close the relationship is between Trump and Brady. The Patriots quarterback has acknowledged calling and accepting calls from Trump, but not necessarily agreeing with his politics.

“I don’t want to get into it, but if you know someone, it doesn’t mean you agree with everything they say or they do,” Brady said in a radio interview. “You have a lot of friends in your life. I think there are things that are based in your own dealings with someone that is a personal dealing, not a public dealing. Because you have personal experiences.”

Even if Trump wants to attend the Super Bowl, it might not be possible. No sitting president has ever attended a game and the game is already an incredibly complicated operation for the host city. Adding the security required by a presidential visit could be a logistical nightmare for Houston. But the new president does love big spectacles and there is no spectacle bigger than the Super Bowl.

Whether he attends the game or not, Trump will be a presence in the game's broadcast, which typically draws more than 110 million U.S. viewers, or more than a third of the American population. Fox will air an interview between Bill O'Reilly and Trump before the network broadcasts the game. Fox twice aired interviews with O'Reilly and Obama as part of the network's pre-game coverage.