President Donald Trump has revealed he will host Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs at the White House after their 2020 visit was canceled due to the Covid pandemic.
The Chiefs’ invite to Washington DC was curtailed five years ago, and the players – including Patrick Mahomes and Kelce – never got the chance to make up for lost time.
Now, though, the president has revealed that after this year’s Super Bowl champion – the Philadelphia Eagles – have completed their visit next month, attention will turn to the Chiefs.
Speaking to Outkick’s Clay Travis on Air Force One on Saturday night, Trump said: ‘I look forward to having the Eagles. And one other thing, we’re going to have the Kansas City Chiefs after that because they missed their turn because of Covid.’
The Kansas City Chiefs are yet to comment publicly on the president’s comments, and no date has yet been set for their invite.
Many eyes will be on Kelce if and when the Chiefs do go, given his girlfriend Taylor Swift’s very public campaigning against Trump before the 2024 election.
Travis Kelce donned a suit and joked he was going to get ‘tased’ at the White House last year
A year prior to that, a red-suited Kelce gifted President Joe Biden a personalized Chiefs jersey
While Kelce never publicly endorsed either candidate, Swift was firmly in Kamala Harris and the Democrats’ camp, before they ultimately lost to Trump and the Republicans. Â
The Mahomes, meanwhile, have regularly praised Trump – especially the wife and mother of quarterback Patrick.
When asked about Brittany and Randi, Trump said: ‘I love those two women. They’re so great and so loyal. I met Patrick’s mother… at the game [the Super Bowl].
Travis’ girlfriend Taylor Swift was outspoken in her support of Kamala Harris in the election
‘She came over. And Brittany, I’ve seen so much of Brittany that just, you know, being so loyal and great and beautiful.’Â
The Chiefs have twice been to the White House in recent years, although both under the Biden administration in 2023 and 2024.
In 2023, Kelce wore a bold red suit as he and Mahomes presented Biden with a personalized Chiefs jersey.
A year later, he joked he was going to get ‘tased’ on stage if he tried to take control of the mic to give a speech.Â