Donald Trump is anticipated to develop into the primary sitting president to attend a Tremendous Bowl Sunday to look at Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs try and develop into the primary staff in NFL historical past to win a 3rd straight Tremendous Bowl.
Mahomes gave his ideas on Trump attending the sport to reporters Wednesday.
“It is all the time cool to have the ability to play in entrance of a sitting president,” Mahomes stated. “Somebody that’s on the prime place in our nation.”
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Earlier Wednesday, when Trump was requested who he anticipated to win the Tremendous Bowl, the president did not give a definitive reply however alluded to Mahomes’ success.
“I don’t wish to say, however there’s a sure quarterback that appears to be a fairly good winner,” Trump stated when requested which staff he is rooting for.
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Ivanka Trump, speaks earlier than signing the Nationwide Safety Presidential Memorandum to launch the Girls’s International Improvement and Prosperity initiative. (AP Picture/Andrew Harnik)
Whereas Trump did not determine Mahomes by identify, he has expressed fondness and respect for the quarterback and his spouse Brittany in current months. The opposite quarterback taking part in within the sport, Eagles star Jalen Hurts, has but to win a Tremendous Bowl.
Mahomes acknowledged Trump was most likely speaking about him and gave his ideas concerning the cryptic reward from the president.
“It is cool to listen to that he is seen me play soccer and respects the sport that I play,” Mahomes instructed reporters Wednesday.
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Mahomes’ mom, Randi Mahomes, endorsed Trump simply days earlier than the Nov. 5 election in a video to OutKick.
Different Chiefs figures have additionally acknowledged the historic influence Trump’s presence will convey to the sport.
Gracie Hunt, the daughter of Chiefs staff proprietor Clark Hunt, spoke to Riley Gaines on OutKick’s “Gaines for Ladies” podcast and reacted to Trump’s remarks.
“It’s fairly cool. It’s fairly superior,” she instructed Gaines. “Generally, I simply take a look at whoever I’m speaking to, and I’m like, ‘Yeah, that simply wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card.’ However, wow, that’s simply completely unimaginable.”
Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce known as it an “honor.”
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“I feel, you understand, regardless of who the president is, I do know I’m excited as a result of it’s the most important sport of my life, you understand. And having the president there, you understand, it’s the very best nation on this planet. So, that’d be fairly cool,” Kelce stated.
The tight finish stated this regardless of relationship Taylor Swift, a longtime Democrat who supported Kamala Harris within the 2024 election.
Mahomes declined to endorse a candidate within the current election when reporters pressed him about it Sept. 11, however he did encourage individuals to vote in the very best curiosity of their households.
“I don’t need my place and my platform for use to endorse a candidate or do no matter, both method,” Patrick stated on the time. “I feel my place is to tell individuals to get registered to vote. It’s to tell individuals to do their very own analysis after which make the very best choice for them and their household.”
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Brittany incited controversy and help in August when it was revealed she favored an Instagram publish by Trump that laid out his 2024 coverage agenda. She addressed the backlash a number of instances and appeared to double down on her help for Trump with extra social media likes. Trump even thanked her for the help in a publish on Fact Social.
After Swift endorsed Harris Sept. 10, Trump stated in an interview on “Fox & Associates” the subsequent morning he favored Brittany “a lot better” than Swift.
Patrick Mahomes recommended his spouse’s affect Sept. 11 when requested about Trump’s feedback about her.
“I feel you see Brittany does rather a lot in the neighborhood,” Mahomes instructed reporters. “On the finish of the day, it’s about me and my household and the way we deal with different individuals.”
After the Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Payments within the AFC championship sport Jan. 26, Trump despatched a congratulatory publish to the staff on Fact Social.
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After the Eagles gained their solely Tremendous Bowl in February 2018, they skipped out on visiting Trump on the White Home.
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