{"id":91299,"date":"2026-05-06T05:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/donald-trump-asks-kc-bbq-owners-about-patrick-mahomes-health\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T05:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:40:49","slug":"donald-trump-asks-kc-bbq-owners-about-patrick-mahomes-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/donald-trump-asks-kc-bbq-owners-about-patrick-mahomes-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Asks KC BBQ Owners About Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> is apparently concerned for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback <strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong>\u2019 health after his season-ending injury last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost importantly, how\u2019s Mahomes doing?\u201d the president, 79, asked Slap\u2019s BBQ owners, <strong>Mike<\/strong> and <strong>Joe Pearce<\/strong>, of the NFL player\u2019s status while hosting the brothers at the White House on Monday, May 4, according to a video shared via X.<\/p>\n<p>Mike and Joe assured Trump that Mahomes was recovering, but Trump seemed unconvinced and had more than a few follow-up questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs he going to be OK?\u201d he asked, before sharing, \u201cYou tell the people we love him. He\u2019s gotta be OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also asked the Kansas City locals if they thought Mahomes would make it on the field for the start of the 2026-2027 NFL season. The eatery owners told Trump they were \u201choping\u201d Mahomes would be able to suit up for the season opener in week one. (The NFL has not released its official schedule at the time of publication.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s gonna be close right?\u201d Trump asked of Mahomes\u2019 status, again, before calling the quarterback a \u201cfantastic guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also asked the brothers if they have interacted with Mahomes or any of the Kansas City Chiefs players. The restaurateurs shared that the Chiefs organization has ordered from their restaurant \u201cquite a bit from time to time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou let him know, I want him to get better fast, I hope he plays the whole season,\u201d Trump reiterated.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes ended the NFL season early last year after tearing his ACL and ICL in December 2025. After undergoing surgery, Mahomes gave an update on his recovery process and his hopes for the following season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe doctor kind of gives you goals to get to,\u201d he shared via a January Instagram video. \u201cI just try to maximize those \u2014 they hold me back, because I always want to go a little bit further. I want to be ready for Week 1.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2248435466-Patrick-Mahomes-November-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2248435466-Patrick-Mahomes-November-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2248435466-Patrick-Mahomes-November-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2248435466-Patrick-Mahomes-November-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2248435466-Patrick-Mahomes-November-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2248435466-Patrick-Mahomes-November-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2248435466-Patrick-Mahomes-November-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2248435466-Patrick-Mahomes-November-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2248435466-Patrick-Mahomes-November-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GettyImages-2248435466 Patrick Mahomes November 2025\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Patrick Mahomes Stuns Fans With Major Health Update During Offseason Rehab<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPatrick Mahomes gave Kansas City Chiefs fans plenty of reason to be optimistic with a video from his offseason rehab program.\u00a0 Mahomes, 30, shared a clip of his workout via his Instagram Story on Wednesday, March 25, showing the quarterback moving with relative ease just over three months after suffering a season-ending torn ACL and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The quarterback continued, \u201cThe doctors said I could be, but I can\u2019t predict what happens throughout the process. You want to be out there healthy and give us the best chance to win. I hope to do some things in [Organized Team Activities] and training camp, and be able to do a lot there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coach <strong>Andy Reid<\/strong> has also remained optimistic about Mahomes\u2019 reuniting with the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery player is different. I will tell you though, I would never bet against him,\u201d Reid, 68, said during the NFL\u2019s annual meetings in March, per ESPN. \u201cHe\u2019s going to put in the time and effort and always push it but within reason, so he doesn\u2019t take steps back.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump is apparently concerned for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes\u2019 health after his season-ending injury last year. \u201cMost importantly, how\u2019s Mahomes doing?\u201d the president, 79, asked Slap\u2019s BBQ owners, Mike and Joe Pearce, of the NFL player\u2019s status while hosting the brothers at the White House on Monday, May 4, according to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-trends-and-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/President-Donald-Trump-Asks-Kansas-City-BBQ-Owners-About-Patrick-Mahomes-Health.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}