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Tom Brady speaking at the White House, next to him are the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bryan Glazer, and US President Joe Biden
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Star quarterback Tom Brady visited the White House with Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers - and unleashed some tips against former US President Donald Trump.
At the side of Trump's successor Joe Biden and numerous teammates, Brady looked back on the season of the NFL football league, which ended with the triumph last February.
"Not many would have thought we could win," said the 43-year-old.
"In fact, I think about 40 percent of people still don't believe we won." Several players burst into laughter when Biden replied, "I can relate."
The two alluded to the still large group of Republican voters who continue to follow Trump's claims and believe in large-scale electoral fraud last year.
Brady also joked on Tuesday with the nickname "Sleepy Joe", which Trump had given Biden during the election campaign.
After a high-profile mental dropout in one of the season's games, he was suddenly called "Sleepy Tom", Brady complained: "Why are they doing this to me?"
Tuesday's gathering marked the first visit by a Super Bowl winner to the White House since 2017. Since Trump took office in 2016, such receptions by the controversial president had become a delicate matter for major US sports teams.
Brady himself was still considered one of his prominent advocates during Trump's 2015 election campaign, but subsequently refrained from public support.
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