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Freddy, the Germany superfan who stole the hearts of Americans by live-tweeting his experience in the United States for the first time during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, will still be heading to the White House despite receiving backlash that ultimately led to him deactivating social media.
Ambassador Nick Adams, who is the special presidential envoy for American Tourism, Exceptionalism and Values in the Trump administration, confirmed to Fox News Digital last month that Freddy had been invited to the White House.
Now, Adams released a statement to Fox News Digital saying that, “despite the hateful and angry radical Left’s vicious attempts to doxx Freddy,” he will still attend his visit to the West Wing.
“Freddy’s only ‘crime’ was loving America and documenting his travels in a completely non-partisan way. This is what they do. They try to scare and silence anyone who doesn’t conform,” Adams’ statement read. “As the Special Presidential Envoy for Tourism, I am proud that Freddy enjoyed his trip here. I refused to let the radical left turn something positive for our country into another victory for their politics of hate.
“In the true spirit of 250, I lifted Freddy up and made sure their mob tactics would not win. The visit will go ahead as planned. America remains open for business and open to visitors who simply want to experience the greatest country on Earth. We will never let the mob dictate who gets to enjoy it.”
Freddy, who is known online as @freddyla7, drew massive attention last month as he documented his way through both the U.S. and Canada for the World Cup. They were generally feel-good, positive posts and reactions from his stops throughout.
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However, he revealed why he decided to deactivate his X account in a series of Instagram Stories, saying his trip’s experience since gaining tons of followers changed everything.
“Too many people seem to have a problem with us having a genuinely good time here…this is ruining the fun a bit for us,” he wrote in his post. He also added that people were scrumming through “22k posts” to find old content “with zero context to make me look like a bad person.”
Freddy, though, claimed he wasn’t deactivating his X account due to criticism he was receiving, but rather, “This was the plan all along even before we started the World Cup trip.”
He still talked about the frustration he felt with how his trip had been received online by some.
“Some people are upset that it’s not our first time in the USA,” he wrote, saying he had previously been to New York City, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. “I was for us all our first time in the South.”
Freddy also addressed the speculation that he was falsely posting on the account with fabricated images.
“Please don’t believe everything you see on the internet,” he wrote. “Unfortunately, some people are out there even fabricating photos and tweets…just to harm us.”
But while there was scrutiny, Adams said in a recent phone interview with Fox News Digital that he believes Freddy’s experience is one that shows the “incredible hospitality and generosity of the American people.”
“There is no place like America. We are the largest, loudest and most exciting destination on earth. And the things like unlimited chips and salsa, Buc-ee’s, Bass Pro Shops, Route 44s at Sonic delivered by young men and women on roller skates delivered right to your car door. These are all experiences and opportunities that you can’t get anywhere else. We are one country, but really the 50 states are like 50 different countries.”
Adams also mentioned during the call that Freddy and him share fandom for country music star Ella Langley, whom Freddy met at her concert last month during one of many experiences in the U.S.
Not only did Freedy and his two friends get that experience, but they were also given tours of the New Orleans Saints’ and New Orleans Pelicans’ facilities, put up in a hotel by Houston Texans legend J.J. Watt, took a tour of LSU and Tiger Stadium, spent time with the mayor of Huston and more.
“I think it’s really important that we recognize people that truly love and appreciate our country that are not Americans. People that genuinely come here and feel a great affection for the American people and the American way of life, and all of the things that make us so unique and so exceptional,” Adams added on the call.
Unfortunately for Freddy’s team, Germany was upset by Paraguay in a penalty shootout in the round of 32, ending their World Cup title hopes in the first knockout stage.
Still, the visit to the White House continues on, and Adams couldn’t be more excited to make it happen.
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