White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre congratulated "all the Swifties out there" after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.
Jean-Pierre could not confirm if Taylor Swift would join her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, when the team is honored by President Joe Biden.
Jean-Pierre said on Monday at her daily press briefing, "The President was able to catch some of the game, and on his behalf, I want to extend a big congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on their third Super Bowl win in just five season. And also, congratulations to all the Swifties out there."
The rumors that the Chiefs will win a "rigged" Super Bowl to support Biden's bid for a second term in the White House came amid the team's thrilling comeback victory. The last time the Chiefs played the San Francisco 49ers was in 2020, and that same year, Biden won the presidency over Donald Trump. The rematch between the two men is scheduled for 2024.
The winning team traditionally gets an invitation to the White House. Jean-Pierre could not provide an estimated arrival time for the Chiefs or if Swift would accompany them.
She said that that is up to the Chiefs and their decision to figure out who will come with them when they come, as it is a White House tradition. Swift endorsed Biden in 2020, and she is reportedly a top target for the campaign to have on their side in this year's general election.
The singer left her tour stop in Japan and flew halfway around the world to Las Vegas to support her boyfriend's team. She then went out to the field to congratulate and kiss him. Furthermore, the couple danced the night away with players at a Vegas club. Following Kansas' 25-22 victory in overtime, Kelce said the team will move on to the next challenge.
'I'm going to go ahead and enjoy this and everything that just happened,' he said. 'This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I've been able to go through three times now."
Neither has responded to the several online conspiracies that exist about them.
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The president's personal account deadpanned it on X, formerly Twitter, shortly after the Super Bowl's game-winning catch, writing: 'Just like we drew it up' over an image of 'Dark Brandon' - a meme featuring Biden with lasers for eyes.
Biden also mentioned it in his first-ever TikTok post. His campaign decided to join TikTok on Sunday night despite the president's national security concerns about the Chinese social media app.
'I'd get in trouble if I told you,' Biden joked in the video when asked if the conspiracy was true.
He declined to choose between San Francisco and Kansas City, pointing out that his wife, Jill Biden, is a 'Philly girl' and that he was an Eagles supporter by marriage. Biden replied, 'Mama Kelce, I understand she makes great chocolate chip cookies,' when he was asked to choose between NFL brothers Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce.
TikTok has 170 million US users, but only some prominent US politicians utilize the app. The fact that Biden decided to open a campaign account shows how desperate his team is to win over young voters, despite the federal government's warning that ByteDance, the business behind TikTok, may share information with the Chinese government. Biden banned the app on devices used by the federal government in December 2022.
