We’re just days away from the Super Bowl LIX, where the Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles, and I have questions. Will halftime performer Kendrick Lamar continue his reign of terror against Drake‘s existence? Fingers crossed! Are Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds still invited to Taylor Swift‘s suite amid all of their legal battles? Maybe! And a new one: Who told Travis Kelce it was a good idea to say he’s psyched that Donald Trump will be attending?
At a Wednesday press conference, America’s most famous tight end was asked what he thinks about the president’s expected attendance at the game.
Now I’ve got even more questions… First: best country in the world? I guess this confirms what I’ve long suspected: Kelce can’t read, certainly not something as convoluted as “the news.” Second: It’s a “great honor” to be in the same place as the man who publicly insulted your girlfriend mere months ago? Third: “Biggest game of my life”?? Hasn’t he already won the Super Bowl twice? At this point, do you really need a third win? (And before you come for me in the comments, I am aware that the Chiefs would make history if they win again. Blah blah blah.
Unsurprisingly, much of the terminally online Swift fandom was not happy about Kelce’s comments.
“travis deserves any backlash he gets for that trump answer idgaf,” one person wrote on Twitter.
“Travis used the term: ‘honour’ shows his political tone-deafness at best and apathy towards how Trump attacked Taylor at worst,” posted another.
“Trump ripping apart the foundations of our country but Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce excited to throw a ball in front of him for a couple hours…” a third person vented.
Frankly, I’m not at all shocked. After all, we’re not talking about the sharpest tack in the box here. We all saw
Kelce’s tweets once upon a time, and, more recently, heard
his justification of his teammate
Harrison Butker‘s “women should stay in the kitchen”
commencement speech. Should you have forgotten, he said, in part: “I don’t think that I should judge him by his views, especially his religious views.” Besides, it’s not as if he—and his girlfriend, for that matter—hasn’t made a habit of
publicly cuddling up to Trump supporters. Surely no thinking person would expect him to
pull a Patti LuPone.Meanwhile, Eagles QB
Jalen Hurts simply replied “no ma’am” when asked if he felt more pressure to play in front of Trump. Curt and classy—and clearly showing that Kelce could’ve simply said less if he wasn’t prepared to take any sort of stance.
Anyway. Go Eagles!
- Wendy Williams continues to insist that she does not have dementia. [Page Six]
- Hello Hollywood, please put Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande together more often. [Variety]
- Blake Lively has been sued by the man she previously claimed created and “weaponized a digital army” against her. [People]
- No thoughts, I just like to see Lily Gladstone working 🙂 [Just Jared]
- Michael Jordan‘s son to police after being arrested for DUI and cocaine possession: “Play some Mariah Carey up in this bitch.” [Daily Mail]
- Jacques Audiard thinks Karla Sofía Gascón is “playing the victim.” He’s right! [Us Weekly]
