Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, and the Kansas City Chiefs have been filmed departing Kansas City for their meeting with President Biden at the White House.
The Chiefs are set to visit the White House on Friday to celebrate their third Super Bowl victory in five years.
The entire team is expected to attend the event on the South Lawn, marking their second visit in two years.
However, one notable absence will be singer Taylor Swift, the girlfriend of tight end Travis Kelce.
President Biden will honor the Chiefs for their dramatic overtime win against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl held in Las Vegas this past February.
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Kelce, Mahomes, and head coach Andy Reid were all seen looking sharp in suits.
Rashee Rice and Wanya Morris, who have both faced legal issues this offseason, also posed together upon deplaning.
It is a long-standing tradition for championship sports teams, both professional and collegiate, to be invited to the White House.
The Chiefs have secured the Super Bowl title three times in the past five years, with victories in 2023 against the Philadelphia Eagles and in 2020 against the San Francisco 49ers.
The Chiefs announced on social media early Friday that they are “celebrating our back-to-back championship seasons and victory in Super Bowl LVIII at the White House.”
Kicker Harrison Butker, who recently criticized some of President Biden’s policies during a commencement speech, is expected to join his teammates at the White House.
Butker voiced his opposition to the president’s stance on the Supreme Court’s reversal of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed nearly 1.2 million lives in the U.S. according to the CDC.
Despite much anticipation, Taylor Swift’s absence will likely disappoint many at the White House.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre deflected questions about Swift’s attendance earlier this week, stating,
“I can’t speak to her schedule. But I know there’s a lot of interest in this building, on this campus.”
Swift is currently abroad on her Eras tour, with a show scheduled Thursday in Madrid.
