video: President Obama Welcomes Patriots, Cracks Deflategate Joke
Friday, April 24, 2015
The New England Patriots visited the White House on Thursday for a celebration of their Super Bowl Championship win. This was the Patriots first visit to the White House during President Obama's tenure, and Obama welcomed them with a deflategate joke.
Patriots' coach, Bill Belichick, gave Obama the thumbs down followed by a few groans from the crowd.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAfter cracking the joke, Obama went on to say "that whole story got blown a little out of proportion."
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