Fox News anchor and political commentator Bill O’Reilly will interview President-elect Donald Trump prior to Super Bowl LI, according to The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs.
Donald Trump will be interviewed by Bill O’Reilly before Super Bowl 51
O’Reilly has interviewed President Obama at the Super Bowl in the past.
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The interview will take place at the White House, and will cover “an array of topics,” according to Fox. It will air during Fox’s pregame coverage of Super Bowl LI, beginning around 4 p.m. ET.
Additional portions of the interview will air on Monday, Feb. 6 beginning at 8 p.m. ET. After that program airs, the interview will be available in its entirety on the Fox News website.
The sitting president is typically interviewed by a representative of the network that airs the Super Bowl each year. O’Reilly has interviewed President Obama twice in the past.
In 2011, Obama told O’Reilly he didn’t care whether the Pittsburgh Steelers or Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV.
”Once my Bears lost, I don’t pick sides. I want a great game,” Obama said.
Obama spoke with O’Reilly again prior to Super Bowl XLVIII, and O’Reilly peppered the president with questions about Benghazi and the Affordable Care Act rollout. As was his tradition, Obama did not predict a winner for the game.
Last year’s pregame interview with President Obama was a little different. CBS This Morning anchor Gayle King interviewed Obama alongside First Lady Michelle Obama.
Instead of directly asking Obama to pick a winner for Super Bowl 50, King asked him to circle the winner on a piece of paper which was then sealed in an envelope. Obama’s choice was unintentionally caught on camera. He picked the Panthers, who lost to the Broncos with a final score of 24-10.
Trump will be inaugurated and will become the 45th president of the United States on Friday, Jan. 20.
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