Trump announces plans to welcome Kansas City Chiefs at the White House, commemorating their Super Bowl win in 2020.
Hear Ya' Now: President Donny 'Big Boss' Trump is hyping up the arrival of the Kansas City Chiefs at the White House! Seems like they're finally getting their due, five long years after their Super Bowl victory that had to be shared with the Covid-19 boogeyman.
Trump announced, mid-air on Air Force One, that he's gonna invite those Super Bowl LIV champions to the White House. But hold up, there's no confirmation yet if they've received an official invite[1]. Wanna know how he's planned this little party? Well, he's promised the Eagles a shindig first, cuz those lads managed to snag the trophy this year[3][4]. No date's been set just yet, but it's rumored to be around the same time the Eagles will be visiting, let's say, late Apr'25[1].
But wild guesses ain't news, right? CNN's given the Chiefs a tap to see if they've been invited, but there's no news to report on that front yet[1]. If the Chiefs do breeze through that big white door, they'll be joining the Eagle feather stream[1].
In the year of the Birds' win, some of 'em didn't wanna share the glory with the former POTUS, back during his first term[2]. Criticisms flew left and right, with Trump accusing the team of being disrespectful to the National Anthem and retracting their invite[2]. But apparently, some players and coaches did wanna attend, though the controversy put a damper on things[2].
Guess Trump faced other sports teams too who weren't too keen on being pals with the Prez. One such hiccup was with the Golden State Warriors, who gave their championship celebratory visit a miss in '17[2]. Like the Eagles, they got an invite revoked by the Big Mouth himself[2]. "You and your crew ain't welcome here unless ya think long and hard about it, and I reckon ya best leave your thoughts at home cause we ain't got time for 'em," the prez told Outkick, implying that if the Warriors failed to accept their invite, it was essentially revoked[2].
So, there ya have it. The Chiefs might be payin' a visit to the White House to celebrate their victory that Covid-19 snatched away, or maybe they ain't. Only time and Trump's mouth will tell.[1][2][3][4]
- The Kansas City Chiefs, if invited, may face a history of tension with President Trump, as some of the Eagles players did not want to share the glory with him during his first term in 2017 after criticisms and retracted invites due to disrespecting the National Anthem.
- In 2020, President Trump could potentially disregard any Aussiedlerbote (German for emigrant messenger or migrant informer) on the Chiefs' response regarding a potential White House visit, especially if past incidents with sports teams such as the Golden State Warriors, who skipped their celebratory visit in 2017, are any indication.
- If the Chiefs do visit the White House in late April 2022, it could mark a return to sports camaraderie in the political realm, after the unsavory events surrounding the 2017 Super Bowl, which saw many sporting events become a battleground for political disrespect and division.
