Philadelphia Eagles Respond To Fake Posters Claiming Team Endorses Kamala

The Philadelphia Eagles responded to fake posters that had surfaced in the city alleging that the NFL team had endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

On Monday on X from the team’s official social media account, the Eagles’ team wrote that, “We are aware counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with our advertising partner to have them removed.”

The post has since gone viral with nearly 5 million views at the time of this publication.

We are aware counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with our advertising partner to have them removed.

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 2, 2024

The response online came after images of several posters in Philly surfaced showing Harris wearing an Eagle’s helmet, black jersey, and holding a football. The fake poster read, “Kamala. The official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles,” CBS News reported. 

The fake posters were seen at bus shelters at 16th and Spring Garden streets, 18th Street and JFK Boulevard, and 34th and Walnut streets in Philadelphia, the outlet noted. 

The posters also included a URL philadelphiaeagles.com/vote printed underneath the caption. The website is still active at the time of this piece and gives outdated details about voting in the primaries.

A reporter for Fox 29 News posted on X that a spokesperson for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) said that “The bus shelters are owned by the city. So far, we have not heard anything about ads like this appearing on SEPTA property.” The reporter also posted a video now showing a blank space where one of the ads was previously seen.

However, another reporter noted that the posters were seen inside an enclosed case at a @SEPTA bus stop.

“Seen today at 34th and Walnut in Philadelphia, on the University of Pennsylvania campus,” the reporter noted.

“I can’t imagine this was authorized by @Eagles,” the person added. “However the fact that it is in an enclosed case at a @SEPTA bus stop raises all kinds of flags and eyebrows.”

Some on social media have compared the images to that of street artist Winston Tseng, but there’s been no confirmation, at the time of this publication, that the artist had anything to do with the Kamala posters.

Tseng previously created a poster about President Joe Biden’s presidency. It used a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream branding with the message, “Rocky Road to Democracy,” while showing Biden eating ice cream. He captioned the post, “put out to pasture.” It was also seen at a SEPTA stop in Philadelphia, CBS noted. 

The street artist also made a poster about former President Donald Trump’s presidency with Pepto Bismol branding. The message read, “Nausea, heartburn, insurrection, upset stomach, diarrhea,” with an image of Trump wearing a red MAGA [Make America Great Again] hat.

Netanyahu Says Biden-Harris’ Weak Response Sends Clear Message To Hamas: ‘Kill More Hostages’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unloaded on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for once again urging Israel to show restraint — even in the immediate aftermath of Hamas terrorists executing six more hostages in Rafah.

Upon receiving the news that 23-year-old American Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was among the hostages — who were reportedly executed just a short time before their bodies were discovered by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) — Biden and Harris each released statements condemning Hamas. But then Biden lashed out directly at Netanyahu, saying that he did not believe the Israeli Prime Minister was “doing enough” to help secure a deal with Hamas for the release of all remaining hostages.

Netanyahu argued that since the unprovoked attacks visited upon Israel by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, Israel had made concessions. Israel had exercised restraint. And Israel had done much of that at the request of the Biden-Harris administration, even when Hamas repeatedly refused to make reciprocal concessions.

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Must Watch Video Remarks from @IsraeliPM @netanyahu: “I was asked whether I am not doing enough to the release of hostages. Well, I want to set the record straight. On April 27th, Secretary of State Blinken said that, ‘Israel made an extraordinary, generous offer for a hostage… pic.twitter.com/yT1rHKbOCJ

— David Milstein (@davidamilstein) September 2, 2024

“I was asked whether I am not doing enough to the release of hostages,” Netanyahu said in response to Biden’s claim, listing a number of times that Israel had been prepared to move forward with a deal to get the hostages back and noting that it was always Hamas that ultimately ended negotiations: “On August 28th — that’s five days ago — five days ago — Deputy CIA Director said that ‘Israel shows seriousness in the negotiations. Now Hamas must show the same seriousness.’”

“I want to ask you something. What has changed in the last five days? What has changed?” Netanyahu asked, and then answered. “One thing: these murderers executed six of our hostages. They shot them in the back of the head. That’s what changed! And now after this, we’re asked to show seriousness?! We’re asked to make concessions?! What message does this send Hamas?! It says, kill more hostages. Murder more hostages and you will get more concessions.”

“The pressure internationally must be directed at these killers! At Hamas. Not at Israel. We say ‘yes.’ They say ‘no’ all the time but they also murdered these people. And we now we need maximum pressure on Hamas,” Netanyahu concluded, arguing that it was the Biden-Harris administration that was not truly serious about ending the carnage and saving the hostages. “I don’t believe that either President Biden or anyone serious about achieving peace and achieving the release would seriously ask Israel, Israel to make these concessions. We’ve already made them. Hamas has to make the concessions. Thank you very much.”