The New England Patriots are Super Bowl champions once again, having upended the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3, on Sunday night.
The question now becomes whether or not they will pay a visit to the White House after some of their stars return from Disney — a continuously controversial topic that becomes the immediate story in the wake of each sports championship.
While the Patriots have visited Donald Trump’s White House previously — the President appears to have some level of support from owner Robert Kraft, head coach Bill Belichick and even quarterback Tom Brady — one player is already speaking out and saying he won’t go.
Safety Duron Harmon, who filled in admirably for an injured Patrick Chung on Sunday, tells TMZ Sports he intends to skip the White House visit should it happen because he’d rather go spend some time with former President Barack Obama.
“Nah, man. They don’t want me in the White House,” Harmon said. “It would be dope [to celebrate with Obama]. Obama, come holler at me, man. We love you over here, man.”
Last year, after some posturing in the media, Trump cancelled the Philadelphia Eagles’ White House visit, while the Golden State Warriors chose to forego a D.C. visit after winning the NBA title.
Although he’s been spotted with a Make America Great Again hat, Tom Brady also skipped the Patriots’ last visit to the White House after his wife, Gisele, publicly criticized Trump.
