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Kansas City Chiefs to visit White House, Taylor Swift to tag along?
Taylor Swift watches the celebration on the field after the NFL Super Bowl 58 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
Taylor Swift watches the celebration on the field after the NFL Super Bowl 58 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. (Source: Associated Press)
The White House says it’s looking forward to hosting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs again — and it isn’t ruling out having the team’s most famous fan, Taylor Swift, tag along this time.
Asked at a press briefing if the pop star could come along as a “plus one” when the team visits the White House to celebrate its second Super Bowl title in as many seasons, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded: “That’s going to be up to the Chiefs, and obviously their decision to figure out who’s going to come with them.
“I can’t speak to attendance and who will be here,” Jean-Pierre added.
Swift is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and celebrated on the field after his team beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime yesterday in Las Vegas.
She has been the subject of intense media coverage throughout the season, and even sparked anger among some conservatives who spread baseless claims that Swift is part of an elaborate plot to help Democrats win the November election because she could ultimately endorse President Joe Biden’s reelection bid.
Biden’s supporters have made light of such suggestions.
Jean-Pierre also got in on the act, opening today’s White House briefing by saying she wanted “to extend a big congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on their third Super Bowl win in just five seasons, and also congratulations to all the Swifties out there”.
“The president looks forward to welcoming them back once again to the White House to celebrate their latest victory,” she said.