Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank attended Super Bowl Opening Night Monday in Houston and shared the stage with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
The two appeared on the NFL Network and shared their Super Bowl experiences.
This is Blank’s first. Kraft, correcting hosts Chris Rose and Kurt Warner, is on his eighth Super Bowl.
They showcased the pairs’ dance moves. Then the two owners took part in a rapid-fire question-and-answer. Asked for the name of the most famous celebrity on their cellphone Blank named country music star Kenny Chesney.
As Kraft paused to come up with a name, Blank provided, “Donald Trump over here,” pointing toward Kraft.
Kraft then quickly blurted out “Elton John!”
Here is the rest of the interview:
Asked his opinion on the president, Blank told Newsday on Monday night that he was concerned that a statement from Trump on Holocaust Remembrance Day Friday did not specifically mention the 6 million Jews slain during World War II.
“I’m troubled by anything directionally in our country that separates people,” said Blank, who is Jewish.
“That’s what makes America great,” Blank told the newspaper, “is the melting pot of what makes this country great and the abilities and capacities and commitments to all those people that came from around the world to settle here because they saw a dream and a vision.”
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