President Donald Trump invites Chiefs to visit the White House

One of the many honors of becoming a world champion in the United States of America is having the opportunity to visit the White House. In a morning news conference on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that the Kansas City Chiefs had been formally invited to the White House after their Super Bowl LIV win and would be visiting soon.

“By the way, your Super Bowl champions are coming, I think next week,” Trump said. “Soon. Very soon. And every one of them wants to be here. And the coach loves us. The coach is great. Andy Reid.

Reid was asked in his postgame press conference if he’d go to the White House. He was still processing his first Super Bowl victory and hadn’t even really thought about it yet.

“I mean, I’ll be there,” Reid said. “I’ll be there. If they’re inviting us, I’ll be there. It’s quite an honor, I think.”

One thing we know is that Trump shares Reid’s love for burgers, which if history tells us anything, burgers could be on the menu at the White House when the Chiefs do visit.

As for whether the players will attend, that’s a more complicated issue. Some players seemed quite open to the idea of joining their teammates on a trip to the White House, while others have their reservations.

“That would be great to go to the White House,” WR Tyreek Hill told the Kansas City Star. “I’ve never been to D.C., so that would be great.”

DE Frank Clark is among the conflicted players, and when asked he could not commit to making the trip with his teammates.

“It’s a lot of stuff going on surrounding the White House and stuff like that,” Clark said to the Star. “I know historically… that’s something you do as a Super Bowl champion. But we’ll see, man. It’s a lot of mixed emotions about stuff going on there. We’ll see.”

In any event, you can expect a portion of the team to be present and accounted for when they do visit the White House.