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President Donald Trump was among those celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs aft their 3rd consecutive AFC Championship triumph to scope the Super Bowl with the accidental astatine league past connected the line.
Trump posted to Truth Social aft the 32-29 triumph implicit the Buffalo Bills connected Sunday, and helium made definite to outcry retired the portion of the Chiefs’ instrumentality basal that voted for him successful this year’s statesmanlike election.
"Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs," Trump wrote. "What a GREAT team, Coach, Quarterback, and virtually everything else, including those fantastic FANS, that voted for maine (MAGA!) successful grounds numbers."
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Chiefs caput manager Andy Reid, backmost Patrick Mahomes and the remainder of the squad request 1 much triumph to go the archetypal squad successful the NFL to ever triumph 3 consecutive Super Bowls.
But Trump didn’t permission retired the Bills contempt different nonaccomplishment for Josh Allen & Co. astatine the hands of the Chiefs. While Allen whitethorn beryllium 0-4 against Mahomes successful his postseason career, Trump made a bold prediction astir the squad moving forward.
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"Likewise, congratulations to the Buffalo Bills connected a tremendous season. They volition bash a batch of winning agelong into the future!!!"
While Trump dished retired praise for some teams successful the AFC, helium was soundless connected the Philadelphia Eagles winning the NFC Championship implicit the Washington Commanders connected Sunday arsenic Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts some scored 3 touchdowns connected the crushed successful a 55-23 rout.
There is past betwixt Trump and some the Chiefs and Eagles, the second of which saw a White House invitation rescinded.
In 2018, portion Trump was serving his archetypal term, helium withdrew his invitation to the Eagles to sojourn the White House aft their Super Bowl triumph implicit Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
It came aft respective Eagles players said they wouldn’t spell to conscionable Trump aft his comments astir those who knelt successful protestation of constabulary brutality and radical injustice during the nationalist anthem that season.
Trump said successful a connection that the Eagles were "unable" to be the ceremonial astatine the White House due to the fact that of his content that NFL players should "proudly basal for the National Anthem, manus connected heart, successful grant of the large men and women of our subject and the radical of our country."
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Meanwhile, the Chiefs won their archetypal Super Bowl of their dynasty successful the 2020 season, conscionable a fewer weeks aft the presidency went to Joe Biden. But during this past predetermination year, players similar Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, a pro-life advocate, publically supported Trump.
And though helium wouldn’t endorse a campaigner publicly, Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, and his mother, Randi, some made nationalist moves that showed their enactment of Trump.
Brittany’s Instagram relationship was spotted liking Trump’s 2024 argumentation level successful August, resulting successful backlash connected societal media. But she took it to different level erstwhile she aboriginal liked a remark nether 1 of her Instagram posts that read, "TRUMP-VANCE 2024."
Meanwhile, Randi was spotted astatine a Chiefs crippled wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, intelligibly showing who she was supporting successful the election.
The Chiefs and Eagles footwear disconnected successful New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome connected Feb. 9 to find who volition beryllium crowned this year’s NFL champion.
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