{"id":85021,"date":"2025-08-01T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=85021"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:37:07","slug":"breaking-news-kansas-city-chiefs-star-faces-backlash-after-white-house-meeting-with-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=85021","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Kansas City Chiefs star faces backlash after White house meeting with Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_815dye-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>President Donald Trump invited a member of the Chiefs to the White House Thursday, and the Kansas City star is drawing lots of criticism.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_ctua91\">\n<div class=\"style_1pa6aqm\">\n<figure class=\"base_5xs98x\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source 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