Trump congratulates Mahomes family on newborn daughter ahead of Super Bowl LIX: 'A baby with great genes'

Mahomes and Brittany welcomed Golden Raye on Jan. 12, just before the start of the Chiefs' current playoff run. 

Trump is set to attend Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, where he'll watch Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs try to become the first team in history to win three straight Super Bowls. 

Trump has expressed fondness for Mahomes and his wife in recent months. 

A screenshot of Brittany's Instagram account giving a like to Trump's 2024 policy platform on Aug. 13 was shared across social media. She then posted several follow-up posts defending herself from the backlash she received for liking Trump's post. 

Trump then gave Brittany a shoutout on Truth Social days later. 

After Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris on Sept. 10, Trump appeared on Fox News the next morning to say he liked Brittany much "much better" than Swift. 

After the Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game Jan. 26, Trump sent a congratulatory post to Kansas City on Truth Social. But Trump did not give congratulations to the Chiefs' opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Earlier Wednesday, when Trump was asked who he expected to win the Super Bowl, the president didn't give a definitive answer but alluded to Mahomes' success. 

"I don't want to say, but there's a certain quarterback that seems to be a pretty good winner," Trump said when asked which team he's rooting for.

"It's always cool to be able to play in front of a sitting president," Mahomes said. "Someone that is at the top position in our country."

Mahomes recognized Trump was probably talking about him and gave his thoughts about the cryptic praise from the president. 

"It's cool to hear that he's seen me play football and respects the game that I play," Mahomes told reporters Wednesday.