Philadelphia's Democratic mayor responds to mockery for spelling Eagles wrong during speech
2025-01-23
Category: sports

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker responded to widespread mockery that was directed at her when she misspelled the name of the hometown Eagles during a speech on Sunday. During a chant to celebrate the team's playoff run, the Democratic mayor attempted to do the fan base's signature chant of spelling out the team name. However, she spelled it "E-L-G-S-E-S." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM  Parker addressed this mistake during a press conference on Tuesday.&nbsp; "We don't promise perfection, I'm so happy I never have," Parker told reporters. "Especially after I couldn't spell Eagles right." LIONS' DAN CAMPBELL CONFIDENT TEAM'S SUPER BOWL WINDOW REMAINS OPEN AFTER DISASTROUS LOSS TO COMMANDERS  Reporters in attendance laughed in response.&nbsp; The Democrat's misspelling has already been turned into a T-shirt by the independent Philadelphia sports apparel business "Philly Goat." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP  Parker is in her first term as the city's mayor after winning the mayoral election in 2023, becoming the first woman mayor in the city's history when she defeated Republican David Oh.  Parker served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2005-15, and then on the Philadelphia city council from 2015-22.&nbsp; The Eagles will face the rival Washington Commanders in Philadelphia on Sunday in the NFC Championship game for the right to advance to the Super Bowl.&nbsp; Follow Fox News Digital’s&nbsp;sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.