Tag: Joe Biden

Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton weighs in on the two-party political system

Kyle Hamilton says America should have more choices than just a two party political system.

Current President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are the presumptive Democratic and Republican party nominees for the 2024 presidential election.

A portion of the American population disapproves of both men, and this group of potential voters is large enough to have their own designation.

They are referred to in the media as “the double haters.”

While Ravens Free Safety Kyle Hamilton didn’t fully classify himself as one of the “double haters,” he certainly expressed his desire for more candidate choices.

Hamilton tweeted the following during Thursday night’s Presidential debate:

While the ballot will include several names beyond Biden and Trump, no candidate outside the two major political parties stands a realistic chance of winning.

It truly is a two-party system, and these days, collaboration and cooperation between the two parties are as minimal as they have ever been in modern American history.

What Hamilton posted here is undoubtedly not controversial by any means. He wasn’t the only Ravens figure to express his opinions on last night’s Presidential debate.

Robert Griffin III, who played in 14 games across three seasons with the Ravens, posted the following:

Again, this is certainly not a minority opinion, as a good percentage of Americans would agree with RG3’s take. The two men on the debate stage had a combined age of 159.

One man struggled with presenting himself coherently, while the other, while more lucid, struggled with presenting factual information. The debate provided more material for the double haters, a group that would probably like the takes made by Hamilton and Griffin.

Atlanta urges fans to avoid driving during USMNT/presidential debate doubleheader

There will be a unique double feature in the Georgia capital on Thursday night

There will be plenty of eyes on Atlanta on Thursday night.

The Georgia capital will be home to a unique doubleheader. First, the U.S. men’s national team will face Panama in the Copa América at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Three hours after the USMNT’s 6 p.m. ET kickoff, a very different sort of competition will begin just three miles away at CNN Studios: Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in their first of two presidential debates ahead of November’s election.

Naturally, the two events are set to cause something of a traffic apocalypse in a city that is already known for congestion issues.

A statement from the Atlanta Police Department (APD) released this week urged anybody out and about on Thursday to avoid driving if at all possible.

“If you are planning an evening out in Atlanta, for the game, dinner or any other of our offerings, we encourage you to plan ahead and anticipate limited parking and heavier than usual traffic,” the APD said.

“There will be several road closures in the areas surrounding the debate and your route could be impacted. Give yourself extra time to reach your destination and plan for parking spaces to fill quickly.”

The APD then urged people to take MARTA, the city’s train system, or use a ride-share service.

In a statement of its own, MARTA said it would be providing additional rail service on Thursday to accomodate the influx of riders.

The presidential debate will take place in Midtown, with the USMNT-Panama match in Downtown. According to Google Maps, the distance between the two venues is just 2.8 miles.

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Chiefs gave Joe Biden a helmet during their White House visit

Andy Reid and Clark Hunt presented President Joe Biden with a #Chiefs helmet during their visit to the White House on Friday. | @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chief officially had their second-consecutive White House visit as Super Bowl champions on Friday, May 31st.

After a speech from President Joe Biden congratulating the team for their Super Bowl LVIII victory, there was an emphasis to remember the many affected by the parade shooting in Kansas City.

The president called upon Travis Kelce to have an opportunity to finally address the nation after the All-Pro tight end was interrupted by Patrick Mahomes during last year’s ceremony.

“My fellow Americans, it’s nice to see you all again,” Kelce started. “I’m not going to lie, President Biden. They told me if I came up here, I was going to get tased, so I’m going back to my spot.”

Team owner Clark Hunt and head coach Andy Reid would present President Biden with a Chiefs helmet instead of a jersey, which they had already given him last year. At the end of the ceremony, with encouragement from Kansas City’s players at the podium, President Biden took time to try on the helmet, officially making him a team member.

The ceremony seemed to be fun for the Chiefs, who continue to raise the bar on their Super Bowl celebrations. A three-peat has been the talk of the offseason and would present Kansas City’s players another reason to visit the White House in 2025.

Travis Kelce jokes about getting Tased in his short White House speech

That’s one way to keep Travis Kelce from talking too much

It was almost exactly a year ago when Travis Kelce went to the White House with his Kansas City Chiefs teammates to celebrate their 2023 Super Bowl victory that the tight end stepped up to the podium in an infamous moment.

Kelce only got half a sentence out before quarterback Patrick Mahomes saved him from potential disaster.

As the Chiefs returned to Washington D.C. on Friday to celebrate their second consecutive title, Kelce once again stepped to the podium to stand next to Joe Biden, but had a pretty good reason for keeping his comments short.

“I’m not going to lie, President Biden, they told me if I came up here I’d get Tased.” Kelce joked. “So I’m going to go back to my spot.”

Yeah, that’ll do it. Threats of violence aside, it sure looks like the Chiefs had a good time in D.C. They even got Biden to put a Chiefs helmet on during his appearance.

The whole interaction is pretty entertaining. Take a look.

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White House crowd shouts ‘Where’s Taylor?’ at Travis Kelce during Chiefs visit

A fan in the crowd wanted to know why Taylor Swift didn’t attend the Chiefs’ White House visit.

The Kansas City Chiefs commemorated their second consecutive Super Bowl title on Friday, partaking in the annual White House visit as a team.

While Chiefs players, including star tight end Travis Kelce, were in attendance, there was one conspicuous absence. Taylor Swift, who has been in a high profile relationship with Kelce since last year, did not attend the ceremony.

But that didn’t stop a fan in attendance from asking where she was.

During the end of the ceremony, in which Kansas City players placed a helmet on President Joe Biden, you can pick up an audible “Where’s Taylor?” in the clip below.

Kelce, who also spoke during the ceremony, joked that he was told he would be Tased if he stepped up to the podium.

Swift attended quite a few Chiefs games during the 2023 season, including the Super Bowl victory. That appearance required her to take a break from her international tour as she flew back to the United States from Japan for the game.

With that in mind, it shouldn’t be a major surprise that her absence here — while completely understandable — drew the attention of some curious fans.

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Chiefs to visit White House to celebrate Super Bowl LVIII win on May 31st

This will be the #Chiefs second consecutive year visiting the White House following a Super Bowl victory. | @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs announced that President Joe Biden will welcome the Super Bowl champions back to the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 31.

In February, the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in overtime 25-22 in Super Bowl LVIII. President Biden provided a comedic take on the victory, posting a message and meme of himself on social media.

“Just like we drew it up,” Biden posted on his X account.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas shared his thoughts on the upcoming White House visit on his X account on Friday afternoon. “Excited to see the Chiefs headed back to the White House next Friday. Thanks, President Biden! Kinda hoping @tkelce gets to deliver his remarks this time.”

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has received mixed commentary regarding his commencement speech viral video, creating speculation regarding his status for the visit. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and his teammates support his right to voice his opinion.

“We’re a microcosm of life here,” said Reid during Wednesday’s OTAs press conference. “Everybody is from different areas, different religions, and different races, and we all get along. We all respect each other’s opinions, and not necessarily do we go by those, but we respect everybody to have a voice.”

Celebrating the team’s back-to-back Super Bowl wins will continue, and the return trip to the White House should bring back some fun memories. The most notable moment was the attempted podium speech Travis Kelce tried to initiate as President Biden was walking away. Patrick Mahomes was able to hilariously stop him from saying something embarrassing in front of the president.

Twitter reacts to Chiefs’ presidential shoutouts after Super Bowl LVIII win

Users on Twitter reacted to both of the #Chiefs’ presidential shoutouts after Kansas City’s Super Bowl LVIII win over the #49ers.

Fans in Western Missouri weren’t the only people giving the Kansas City Chiefs their flowers on social media after the team’s win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

Both Barack Obama and Joe Biden took to Twitter to give the Chiefs credit for a job well done on Sunday night, posting a note of congratulations and a hilarious meme, respectively.

Obama penned a thoughtful note directed at Kansas City’s roster that pointed out their poise in the overtime victory:

Biden posted his meme trolling conspiracy theorists who said the game was rigged in the Chiefs’ favor:

Between two presidential shoutouts, fans had plenty to react to at the game’s conclusion. Users on Twitter weren’t shy in sharing their thoughts about the posts on Sunday night after Kansas City’s overtime victory over San Francisco.

Check out some of their top reactions to both of these presidential shoutouts below:

Joe Biden trolls conspiracy theorists after Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII win

President Joe Biden took to Twitter to troll conspiracy theorists after the #Chiefs’ win over the #49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

The Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 on Sunday night in a thrilling overtime contest that had America on the edge of its seat all night.

While Kansas City was celebrating their victory, users on social media were quick to attempt to poke holes in the Chiefs’ win. Some intimated that the game was fixed, others said that officiating was one-sided.

President Joe Biden, the leader of the free world, stoked the fires of conspiracy with a hilarious post on Twitter after overtime ended.

This meme is sure to have fans around the country talking on Monday morning and serves as a good indication that Biden was watching the game well into the night.

Expect more jokes and levity surrounding the Chiefs’ overtime win against the 49ers this week as the football world digests the legendary game it watched in Super Bowl LVIII.

The White House brought all of the wrong people to its panel on the rights of college athletes

The White House’s college sports panel completely misses the mark.

The parameters of college sports have been shifting for years now with the change on name, image and likeness rights of college athletes.

Since the NCAA changed its rules and allowed athletes to finally capitalize on themselves with brand deals, there’s been a lot of debate on what should and should not be allowed. It’s been a discussion for college sports’ most prominent executives on the sports’ most prominent platforms.

So it makes perfect sense that the White House would be hosting a panel on the rights of college athletes in sports considering the changes. The meeting reportedly happening on Wednesday will concern college athletes, their safety standards and their organizing efforts.

It wasn’t surprising that this was a thing at all. What was surprising, though, was just how wrong they got this thing. The panel included just about everyone who doesn’t have a vested stake in the current landscape for college athletes.

As Extra Points’ Matt Brown points out here, the panel didn’t include current athletes, labor organizations or even legal experts. Just former athletes and talking heads.

On top of that — and maybe more seriously — there’s not a single woman included on the panel. Not one, folks. Here’s the list via Front Office Sports. 

That is a travesty considering that folks like Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Livvy Dunne, Flau’Jae Johnson, Paige Bueckers and more are some of the biggest, most recognizable faces in college sports today. Not to mention their NIL valuations are worth millions collectively.

I won’t call this panel a sham — in the end, it’s good that the White House is thinking about labor when it comes to college athletics. This is ultimately we should’ve collectively gotten to a long time ago.

But it is safe to say the White House got this one wrong. This panel misses the mark. It feels superficial even if the thought is there.

College sports fans and advocates weren’t rocking with this at all.