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Trump praises Taylor Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce before attending Super Bowl

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs becoming 2025 AFC champions.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrate after the Kansas City Chiefs became the 2025 AFC champions. David Eulitt/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump has a history of "Bad Blood" with Taylor Swift, but that isn't stopping Travis Kelce, Swift's boyfriend, from laying down the welcome mat for the president ahead of Super Bowl weekend.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end said it would be "awesome" and a "great honor" for the president to attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans this Sunday, when the Chiefs will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles.

"No matter who the president is, I know I'm excited because it's the biggest game of my life," Kelce said on Wednesday. "Having the president there — you know, it's the best country in the world, so it will be pretty cool."

It will be the first time a sitting president has attended the Super Bowl. Trump said on Truth Social that he planned to give an interview before the game.

Trump called Kelce the "absolute best tight end in football (Ever!)" in a post on Truth Social on Friday morning, adding that it will be a "great game."

The warm exchange between Trump and Kelce, however, comes months after the president announced his dislike of Swift, who endorsed Kamala Harris before the presidential election.

"I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!" he wrote in a Truth Social post in September.

Swift has been a regular presence at Kelce's games and is widely expected to attend the Super Bowl on Sunday, putting the president and the popstar on a possible collision course.

A spokesperson for Swift did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Katie Balevic was a weekend reporter on the trending team. Her coverage at Business Insider focused on guaranteed basic income, Meta, and tech industry executives. She also enjoyed covering breaking news, politics, and the court system.Before joining BI, Katie was a freelancer for Austonia and The US Sun, as well as an intern at NBC and the US Capitol. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a degree in journalism, a degree in government, and a minor in Russian language. Some of her favorite stories include: