Trump says White House plans to host Chiefs to celebrate Super Bowl LIV win

President Donald Trump revealed connected Saturday helium invited the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House to observe the team’s Super Bowl LIV victory, which was canceled owed to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers successful the game, which was played astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Florida, successful February 2020. A period later, the sports satellite was unopen down arsenic COVID-19 dispersed astir the world.

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President Donald Trump waves to the fans during Super Bowl LIX betwixt the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs connected Feb. 9, 2025, successful New Orleans. (Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Trump made the revelation successful an interrogation with OutKick’s Clay Travis.

"I look guardant to having the (Philadelphia) Eagles," helium told Travis portion connected Air Force One earlier the NCAA Wrestling Championships. "And, 1 different thing, we’re gonna person the Kansas City Chiefs aft that due to the fact that they missed their crook due to the fact that of COVID."

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Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce takes the tract earlier Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles successful New Orleans. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

The Eagles defeated the Chiefs successful Super Bowl LIX.

Philadelphia did not sojourn the White House aft their triumph implicit the New England Patriots successful February 2018. NFL players and Trump feuded implicit athletes kneeling during the nationalist anthem astatine the time. Trump told Travis that immoderate players, coaches and the team’s wide manager and proprietor wanted to come, but the invitation was pulled amid the commotion.

This time, the Eagles look to beryllium acceptable to observe with the president successful Washington.

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said earlier this period the Eagles volition travel connected April 28.

Eagles manager Nick Sirianni and backmost Jalen Hurts observe aft the Eagles won the NFC Championship crippled against the Washington Commanders, Jan. 26, 2025, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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"I cognize determination was a batch of fake quality astir an invitation that wasn’t sent oregon was sent. We privation to close the record: We sent an invitation. They enthusiastically accepted, and you volition spot them present connected April 28," she said.

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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