Internet goes wild as Chiefs star seeks out Trump before Super Bowl: 'America is healing'

Kansas City Chiefs prima Chris Jones sought retired President Donald Trump to shingle his manus up of the Super Bowl lucifer connected Sunday.

The towering defence subordinate made his mode implicit to President Trump moments aft helium and his information item arrived connected the field.

Jones was seen approaching the President but keeping a respectful region arsenic Trump greeted the assemblage and threw his fist successful the air.

Initially, Trump didn't announcement his beingness and began walking away, but doubled backmost erstwhile helium noticed that Jones was waiting for his infinitesimal to approach.

Video of the little speech betwixt the 2 men sparked praise online, with MAGA fans celebrating Jones for his nationalist show of respect to Trump.

'Chiefs subordinate Chris Jones SPECIFICALLY came retired to shingle President Trump’s hand close earlier the Super Bowl. America is healing,' 1 said.

'This is the astir pro American the Super Bowl has been successful a agelong time. America is healing and it feels truly good.'

Others said they were shocked astatine 'just however large NFL linemen are', fixed that Jones towered implicit President Trump, who is 6'3''. 

Another added: 'Rooting for the Eagles but KC mightiness beryllium the astir MAGA squad successful the league.'

Trump had earlier predicted a Chiefs victory, praising backmost Patrick Mahomes and indicating the 29-year-old would pb his squad to victory.

He is besides a instrumentality of Mahomes' woman Brittany, who supported Trump and the MAGA question during his predetermination campaign.

'I've watched this large backmost – who has, by the way, a phenomenal wife, okay, she's a Trump fan,' the president claimed. 'She's a MAGA fan, truthful I hap to emotion her.'

'She's a large person. I watched her being interviewed... she's large and he's great.'

Jones has been celebrated for his patriotism passim the postseason, often tearing up and becoming affectional during nationalist anthem performances.

Sunday was nary exception. Jones wiped distant tears during Jon Baptiste's rendition of the nationalist anthem.  

But portion Jones, 30, was intelligibly moved by the show from Batiste, fans watching on profoundly disliked the rendition at Caesars Superdome.

The American singer-songwriter was fixed the grant of singing the Star-Spangled Banner up of the Chiefs-Eagles showdown successful New Orleans, but fans felt helium got the code of the juncture wholly wrong.

Taking to X, 1 spectator wrote: 'Sing the nationalist anthem similar the nationalist anthem. It's not a jazz improv song! This is shameful.'

Another added: 'I deliberation you disrespect the nationalist anthem by trying to jazz it up. Sorry, but not truly sorry.'

Kansas City fans judge Jones's tears are a bully luck omen. The past 2 occasions, helium wiped distant tears with his bare hands but connected the nighttime successful New Orleans, helium had a insubstantial with him. 

Trump made past by traveling to New Orleans for the crippled arsenic the archetypal sitting President to person ever attended a Super Bowl. 

Speaking successful an interrogation with Super Bowl broadcaster Fox earlier the game, Trump predicted that the Chiefs would look victorious against the Philadelphia Eagles connected the night.

Trump said that the relentless winning grounds of Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes made him opt for Kansas City but predicted a adjacent crippled overall. 

Trump was seen successful the stands alongside his girl Ivanka for the nationalist anthem itself, portion Jones and his teammates took up their accustomed presumption connected the broadside of the field.