President Barack Obama is in Philadelphia this afternoon at a campaign rally for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and he went right into the sports talk.
"Some of you may have seen Joe Biden at the Eagles game," President Obama said. "He told me, 'Barack, you gotta get on the Wentz Wagon. We got a new quarterback. We got hope in Philly.'"
So did the Chicago sports fan give in to the Veep? Not exactly. Obama is a real sports fan.
"Get on the Wentz wagon" President Obama's first order of business in Philly - football! https://t.co/3tAWHBZQsH pic.twitter.com/XyXwq3sChO — NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) September 13, 2016
"I am a Bears fan," he said. "We play Philly next Monday night. So I got to stick with my team but I am going to scout out what all the fuss is about."
As you'd expect, the "I am a Bears fan" line was received with a healthy share of Philly boos.
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Barack Obama says he came to Philadelphia to scout Carson Wentz. Joe Biden told him to "get on the Wentz Wagon." pic.twitter.com/c5YCpy9qVr — Dan McQuade (@dhm) September 13, 2016
And here's a photo of a better sports fan from this Sunday:
Good win today pic.twitter.com/fR1lLVYX18 — The700Level (@The700Level) September 11, 2016
