{"id":46179,"date":"2025-03-24T01:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T01:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=46179"},"modified":"2025-03-24T01:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T01:18:11","slug":"breaking-news-kansas-city-chiefs-invited-to-white-house-after-declining-2020-visit-due-to-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=46179","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Kansas City Chiefs invited to White House after declining 2020 visit due to Covid"},"content":{"rendered":"<section><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/5GEGBS2MIFAQHC7QNLFSOZG2DI.jpg?auth=068b625b9f121df47b492524b7a8aebc136200c84a3dbee0d9000b3f930310ca&amp;width=800&amp;height=450&amp;smart=true\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid speaks as President Joe Biden welcomes the Kansas City...\" \/><\/p>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) &#8211; President Trump says he plans to keep a long-time White House tradition: inviting the winning Super Bowl team to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Eagles, which beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, will visit the White House on April 28. The president said on March 22, that he will also host the Chiefs at the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl LIV win in 2020. The invite was revealed in a one-on-one interview with Clay Travis on Air Force One.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks to \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>\u2069 &amp; \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karolineleavitt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@karolineleavitt<\/a>\u2069 for hosting me on Air Force One. Headed to NCAA Wrestling Tourney in Philly now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oG4OI0UTY6\">pic.twitter.com\/oG4OI0UTY6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1903581814070952175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The team was invited in 2020 but declined due to concerns about COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump said he wants to make up what was lost for the Super Bowl LIV champions. If the team accepts, it will mark the third time the Chiefs travel to the White House. The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>When the Chiefs visited the White House in 2024 after winning Super Bowl LVIII, President Biden was gifted a helmet and proceeded to put it on. The Chiefs beat the 49ers 25-22 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/2I3ZGGBSUBC5BJ5O5NDIRS5RVM.jpg?auth=09cb7bce033fa9c6fb841a4cd5c98568e673d66b0b5304830eb1219e69f9ed48&amp;width=980&amp;height=653&amp;smart=true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/2I3ZGGBSUBC5BJ5O5NDIRS5RVM.jpg?auth=09cb7bce033fa9c6fb841a4cd5c98568e673d66b0b5304830eb1219e69f9ed48&amp;width=540&amp;height=359&amp;smart=true 540w, https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/2I3ZGGBSUBC5BJ5O5NDIRS5RVM.jpg?auth=09cb7bce033fa9c6fb841a4cd5c98568e673d66b0b5304830eb1219e69f9ed48&amp;width=720&amp;height=479&amp;smart=true 720w, https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/2I3ZGGBSUBC5BJ5O5NDIRS5RVM.jpg?auth=09cb7bce033fa9c6fb841a4cd5c98568e673d66b0b5304830eb1219e69f9ed48&amp;width=980&amp;height=653&amp;smart=true 980w, https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/2I3ZGGBSUBC5BJ5O5NDIRS5RVM.jpg?auth=09cb7bce033fa9c6fb841a4cd5c98568e673d66b0b5304830eb1219e69f9ed48&amp;width=1300&amp;height=866&amp;smart=true 1300w\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs invited to White House after declining 2020 visit due to Covid\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" \/><figcaption>Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, left, and CEO Clark Hunt, right, watch as President Joe Biden, center, puts on a Chiefs helmet during an event with the Super Bowl-champion Kansas City Chiefs on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 31, 2024, to celebrate their championship season and victory in Super Bowl LVIII. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)(Evan Vucci | AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Chiefs visited the White House in 2023 after their Super Bowl LVII win, and Biden was gifted with a personalized Chiefs jersey. The Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/5FW2GF64TVBCXIF27BUNXKKVAU.jpg?auth=2a3f01428e888711d3fc4de30d966c2499d95d66d949ad217a9f8d7d8d822869&amp;width=980&amp;height=653&amp;smart=true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/5FW2GF64TVBCXIF27BUNXKKVAU.jpg?auth=2a3f01428e888711d3fc4de30d966c2499d95d66d949ad217a9f8d7d8d822869&amp;width=540&amp;height=359&amp;smart=true 540w, https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/5FW2GF64TVBCXIF27BUNXKKVAU.jpg?auth=2a3f01428e888711d3fc4de30d966c2499d95d66d949ad217a9f8d7d8d822869&amp;width=720&amp;height=479&amp;smart=true 720w, https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/5FW2GF64TVBCXIF27BUNXKKVAU.jpg?auth=2a3f01428e888711d3fc4de30d966c2499d95d66d949ad217a9f8d7d8d822869&amp;width=980&amp;height=653&amp;smart=true 980w, https:\/\/gray-wibw-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/5FW2GF64TVBCXIF27BUNXKKVAU.jpg?auth=2a3f01428e888711d3fc4de30d966c2499d95d66d949ad217a9f8d7d8d822869&amp;width=1300&amp;height=866&amp;smart=true 1300w\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs invited to White House after declining 2020 visit due to Covid\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" \/><figcaption>Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce present President Joe Biden with a jersey as he welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs football team to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2023, to celebrate their championship season and victory in Super Bowl LVII. 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