Biden says Chiefs 'building a dynasty' as he hosts Kansas City Super Bowl champs at White House

Biden says Chiefs ‘building a dynasty’ as he hosts Kansas City Super Bowl champs at White House

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President Joe Biden says the Kansas City Chiefs are “building a dynasty” as he hosts the team at the White House to mark their Super Bowl victory in February. (June 5)

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President Joe Biden walks with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as he welcomes the football team to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2023, to celebrate their championship season and victory in Super Bowl LVII. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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President Joe Biden speaks as he welcomes the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2023, to celebrate their championship season and victory in Super Bowl LVII. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Joe Biden and the Kansas City Chiefs pause for a moment of silence to honor Norma Hunt, as Biden welcomes the football team to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2023, to celebrate their championship season and victory in Super Bowl LVII. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Joe Biden welcomes the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2023, to celebrate their championship season and victory in Super Bowl LVII, including quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and Mark Donovan, president of the Kansas City Chiefs, right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Joe Biden poses with the with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, center, and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and the Super Bowl LVII champion during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House Monday, June 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Kansas City Chiefs punter Thomas Townsend, left, and Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Carlos Dunlap, right, pose for a photo with the Lombardi Trophy following an event where President Joe Biden welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2023, to celebrate their championship season and victory in Super Bowl LVII. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Mark Donovan, president of the Kansas City Chiefs, center, speaks as President Joe Biden, left, listens, during an event to welcome the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2023, to celebrate their championship season and victory in Super Bowl LVII. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Published 11:36 PM UTC, June 5, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said the Kansas City Chiefs are “building a dynasty” as he hosted the team at the White House Monday to mark their Super Bowl victory in February.

Speaking on the South Lawn, Biden praised the team for playing with “the real joy of the game and love for each other and the great city you represent.” He also praised the team for their charitable work off the field, saying, “as these guys know about football, they know about life and how to use their platform to make a difference. ”

Biden joked that first lady Jill Biden, a “rabid” Philadelphia fan, is still not over the dramatic end to the game, which included a controversial holding penalty against the Eagles that set the Chiefs up for their game-winning field goal. The president added, “I have to be careful what I say today,” even thoughhis wife was out of the country.

Biden led the crowd in a moment of silence to mark the death Sunday of Norma Hunt, wife of the late team founder Lamar Hunt, saying he was sending “our condolences to the entire Hunt family.”

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the game’s most valuable player, and tight end Travis Kelce presented Biden with a personalized Kansas City Chiefs jersey before posing for a team photo with the president.

Before the ceremony, the team was given a tour of the White House.