Travis almost pulled off an iconic White House moment 😭 @PupPeroni pic.twitter.com/cNEahcKwxJ
— New Heights (@newheightshow) June 8, 2023
We now know exactly what Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce had planned to say at the podium at the White House on Monday.
Patrick Mahomes robbed Kelce of his moment on the podium during the team’s Super Bowl LVII press conference on Monday. After the two players had presented Joe Biden with the No. 46 jersey, Kelce snuck over to the podium and attempted to steal the limelight for just a moment.
Kelce said, “I just want to say I’ve been waiting my entire life—” before he was interrupted by Mahomes who apologized. On the latest episode of the “New Heights Show” podcast, Jason Kelce asked his brother what exactly he was planning to say.
“Obviously, the president at the podium, it’s iconic, right? It’s iconic,” Travis Kelce said. “And how he usually addresses the nation, ‘To my fellow Americans.’ That’s all I wanted to say, dude!”
The phrase, “My fellow Americans” was first popularized by Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States. He coined the term during a State of the Union address and it has stuck ever since.
Jason Kelce questioned his brother’s true intentions: “That’s all you wanted to say?”
“That’s it,” Travis said. “I just wanted to go up there. I shouldn’t have started it off with, ‘I always wanted to do this.'”
The All-Pro tight end doesn’t seem to harbor any ill-will toward his quarterback for stopping him. The lack of execution all fell on his own shoulders, and in the end, he’s thankful that Mahomes stopped him from further embarrassing himself in front of the entire world.
“Shout out to Pat (Mahomes), man,” Travis said. “For keeping me from embarrassing myself at that podium in front of the world.”
