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Travis Kelce, Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber and More Stars Who've Met the President Over the Years
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Date:2025-04-12 16:51:28
O say, can you see these stars rubbing elbows with presidents?
No matter who is the Oval Office—Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are facing off in the 2024 U.S. presidential election—many celebrities from across movie, music, TV and sports have found themselves in the company of the sitting Commander-in-Chief over the years. Whether it's a special trip to the White House or merely crossing paths at a charity event, Hollywood icons like Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley have all had the opportunity for a little face time with POTUS in the past.
Take Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes, who—along with the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs—scored a meet-and-greet with President Joe Biden in June after winning the 2024 Super Bowl. In fact, Biden even invited Kelce up to the presidential lectern to say a few words during the White House visit.
"I had no idea President Biden was going to ask me to come up and let me have my moment," the tight end later recounted of his meeting with the president. "I had no idea. He walks right up and the first thing he says is just to give me the floor."
Kelce jokingly added that he felt like he was being eyed by Secret Service members the entire time he was on stage.
"I felt tasers aimed at me when I was up there the whole time," he quipped, joking that security staffers already "weren't too happy" with him since he accidentally brought expired identification during his 2023 visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
As the NFL star noted, "I caught s--t for that."
But not all White House visits are fun and games. In 2018, Kim Kardashian paid a visit to then-President Trump to discuss criminal justice reform after he commuted the life sentence of Alice Johnson, who had been in prison since 1996 for a first-time drug offense.
The Kardashians star later said her decision to get involved in politics and meet with Trump didn't sit well with some people, explaining she "weighed the decision” of whether she should help “save a life, or to get maybe bad tweets about me or a bad news story for a few days."
"I guarantee you the people sitting behind bars do not care who the president is. They just want that relief. And so if I could have done that, I don't care," Kardashian said during a 2019 appearance on CNN's Van Jones Show. "They just want that relief. And so if I could have done that, I don't care."
To see more celebs meeting with presidents of past and present, keep reading.
The retired NFL quarterback met with Biden at the White House after he and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the 2021 Super Bowl.
The "Rocket Man" singer helped Biden open the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in 2024.
The Olympic gymnast was flipping out when she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden in 2022.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star met with Trump at the White House in 2019 to speak about criminal justice reform.
The Kansas City Chiefs players celebrated their 2024 Super Bowl victory with Biden at the White House.
The Oscar winner received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Obama in 2014.
The Olympic gymnast recreated her viral "not impressed" face during a meeting with Obama at the White House in 2012.
The rapper had a friendly chat with Trump during the UFC 287 in 2023.
When the NBA legend presented Obama with a Miami Heat jersey in 2013, he made sure to give his mom a shoutout, declaring, "Hey Mama, I made it!"
After lending his hit song "Beat It" to a campaign against drunk driving, the King of Pop was rewarded with a Presidential Special Achievement Award by Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan in 1984.
The Saving Private Ryan alum joined Bush at the 2004 dedication of the World War Two Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The To Sir, With Love star was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Obama in 2009.
The Die Hard star crossed paths with Clinton at the 2009 Exploring the Arts Gala in New York City.
Obama watched as the late night host kissed his fellow Kennedy Center honoree Natalia Makarova during an event with the Rain Man star in the White House.
The Fight Club alum joined Clinton at a 2009 event for the Clinton Global Initiative.
In 2006, the Ocean's Eleven star shard words with Obama—then a senator—at a Save Darfur rally.
The Tonight Show host had Obama on his NBC show in 2013.
It was a good day at the Oval Office as the Office alum received a National Medal of Arts from Biden in 2023.
The "Baby" singer turned Obama into a Belieber, shaking hands with the then-Commander-in-Chief during a Christmas party in 2011.
The director and the Mission:Impossible star posed with Clinton during a 2005 charity fundraiser.
The comedian said hello to Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama before an NCAA basketball game between Oregon State and Towson in 2011.
In 1970, the King of Rock and Roll met with Nixon to offer his services in the government's war on drugs.
The U2 frontman, who referred to Obama as an "extraordinary man" after he was reelected, met with the POTUS back in 2010 following a trip to Africa to discuss ways to make foreign aid more effective.
The rocker also met with Bush to discuss world issues in 2006.
The "Tambourine Man" singer didn't think twice when Obama presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
The singer was all-smiles with Kennedy during a Democratic Committee dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The "Starman" singer was never under pressure when he hung out with Clinton. In fact, he even performed at Chelsea Clinton's wedding in 2010!
In 2012, the actors joined the First Family to light up the Christmas tree at the White House.
The Beatles musician and the TV icon were honored by Obama during the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors.
As part of the White House Science Fair, Obama taped a MythBusters segment with the Discovery Channel hosts covering the Archimedes Solar Ray myth.
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