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Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs Visit White House Amid Controversy

Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs Visit White House Amid Controversy
President Joe Biden, accompanied quarterback Patrick Mahomes (2nd R), tight end Travis Kelce (R), and other members of the team, wears a helmet presented to him by the NFL Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs as he speaks on the South Lawn of the White House on May 31, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden hosted the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on May 31 amid controversy surrounding the team’s kicker.

President Biden welcomed the team “back” and praised the team for overcoming adversity—apparently referring to the Chiefs winning four of their last eight games of the 2023–2024 season. However, they ended up clinching their division.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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