Travis Kelce, the tight end for Kansas City Chiefs and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, was an unfortunate target of controversy after his post-US election 2024 Instagram post. On Wednesday, Kelce shared photos from the Chiefs’ 30-24 thriller overtime win against the Giants’ Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team during Monday night football. It painted some moments of the game, which caused a mixed feeling from his followers, especially when the clip was posted immediately after the election.
While people were happy with the athletic success, others questioned Kelce for exiting so fast after President Donald Trump decided to continue his presidency over Kamala Harris, who was vice-presidential candidate. What I also noticed was that the post was made at a time that had intense political issues, and some saw some playful tone to it compared to the gravity of some events in the country.
The social media personality of Kelce- a bold and enthusiastic one- is always going to cause much controversy. His girlfriend, Taylor Swift, voted for Harris during the election, but Kelce had no comments regarding the political scene and never campaigned for any political candidate. Nonetheless, Kelce was photographed exercising his vote on election day, while the other elections, the show did not make a statement on; this was enough proof of lobbying and voice.
The excitement from a sports victory accompanied by a political moment had rendered the followers divided, the first group celebrating the win for the game while others condemning Kelce for his ignorance of the political state.
