Only weeks after his brutal Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Chiefs kicker and MAGA diehard Harrison Butker swallowed his pride to pay a visit to a big fan. On Thursday, the football star met President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, much to the joy of administration aides like Margo Martin, who posted on X: “The GOAT of kicking @buttkicker7 meets the GOAT of Presidents @realDonaldTrump.” Butker, a traditionalist Catholic and longtime Trump fan, went viral in May 2024 after giving a speech at Benedictine College criticizing “dangerous gender ideologies” and calling out “the deadly sins sort of Pride that has an entire month dedicated to it.” Trump, who was the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl, watched Butker and the Chiefs suffer a devastating 22-40 loss. It’s tradition for the president to invite the winning team to the White House, and despite Trump’s assurance that he’ll do so, he’s yet to extend the invitation. When the Eagles won during his first term in 2018, some players refused to visit the White House after Trump denounced players who protested racism. Trump rescinded the invite.
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