Donald Trump is anticipated to grow to be the primary sitting president to attend a Tremendous Bowl Sunday to observe Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs try to grow to be the primary crew in NFL historical past to win a 3rd straight Tremendous Bowl.
Mahomes gave his ideas on Trump attending the sport to reporters Wednesday.
“It’s always cool to be able to play in front of a sitting president,” Mahomes mentioned. “Someone that is at the top position in our country.”
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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 want to say, but there’s a certain quarterback that seems to be a pretty good winner,” Trump mentioned when requested which crew 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 Growth and Prosperity initiative. (AP Picture/Andrew Harnik)
Whereas Trump did not establish Mahomes by title, he has expressed fondness and respect for the quarterback and his spouse Brittany in latest months. The opposite quarterback taking part in within the recreation, 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’s cool to hear that he’s seen me play football and respects the game 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 impression Trump’s presence will convey to the sport.
Gracie Hunt, the daughter of Chiefs crew proprietor Clark Hunt, spoke to Riley Gaines on OutKick’s “Gaines for Girls” podcast and reacted to Trump’s remarks.
“It’s pretty cool. It’s pretty awesome,” she instructed Gaines. “Sometimes, I just look at whoever I’m talking to, and I’m like, ‘Yeah, that just wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card.’ But, wow, that’s just absolutely incredible.”
Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce known as it an “honor.”
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“I think, you know, no matter who the president is, I know I’m excited because it’s the biggest game of my life, you know. And having the president there, you know, it’s the best country in the world. So, that’d be pretty cool,” Kelce mentioned.
The tight finish mentioned 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 latest election when reporters pressed him about it Sept. 11, however he did encourage individuals to vote in the perfect curiosity of their households.
“I don’t want my place and my platform to be used to endorse a candidate or do whatever, either way,” Patrick mentioned on the time. “I think my place is to inform people to get registered to vote. It’s to inform people to do their own research and then make the best decision for them and their family.”
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Brittany incited controversy and assist in August when it was revealed she favored an Instagram submit by Trump that laid out his 2024 coverage agenda. She addressed the backlash a number of occasions and appeared to double down on her assist for Trump with extra social media likes. Trump even thanked her for the assist in a submit on Reality Social.
After Swift endorsed Harris Sept. 10, Trump mentioned in an interview on “Fox & Friends” the following morning he favored Brittany “much better” than Swift.
Patrick Mahomes counseled his spouse’s affect Sept. 11 when requested about Trump’s feedback about her.
“I think you see Brittany does a lot in the community,” Mahomes instructed reporters. “At the end of the day, it’s about me and my family and how we treat other people.”
After the Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Payments within the AFC championship recreation Jan. 26, Trump despatched a congratulatory submit to the crew on Reality Social.
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After the Eagles received their solely Tremendous Bowl in February 2018, they skipped out on visiting Trump on the White Home.
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