Donald Trump deletes tweet after congratulating Kansas, not Missouri, for Chiefs' Super Bowl win

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Show Caption Hide Caption Trump initially congratulates Kansas, not Missouri, for Chiefs' Super Bowl win Minutes after the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, President Donald Trump congratulated the "Great State of Kansas," not Missouri.

Just minutes after the Kansas City Chiefs won their first Super Bowl in 50 years, they got a congratulatory message from the President.

Except there was one glaring error.

Donald Trump posted a message to his verified Twitter account late Sunday night, moments after the Chiefs toppled the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV in Miami Gardens, Florida.

“Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on a great game, and a fantastic comeback, under immense pressure,” Trump posted Sunday night in a message to his verified Twitter account. “You represented the Great State of Kansas and, in fact, the entire USA, so very well. Our Country is PROUD OF YOU!”

The Chiefs, however, are based in Kansas City, Missouri, not in Kansas City, Kansas. Both cities share the same border along the Missouri River.

That tweet was quickly deleted and replaced with a corrected one.

“Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on a great game and a fantastic comeback under immense pressure,” the corrected tweet reads. “We are proud of you and the Great State of Missouri. You are true Champions!”

Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on a great game and a fantastic comeback under immense pressure. We are proud of you and the Great State of Missouri. You are true Champions! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2020

Trump quickly drew criticism, including from former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), for the error.

It’s Missouri you stone cold idiot. pic.twitter.com/O1cAAOFsJ6 — Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) February 3, 2020

Sharpie Nation to the rescue. https://t.co/cswtmDKmZe — Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) February 3, 2020

The Chiefs erased a 10-point deficit in the final quarter thanks to three touchdowns in the final period to storm back with 21 unanswered points to end the game.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes started slowly, but finished the game completing 26 of 42 passes for 286 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Running back Damien Williams had 17 carries for 104 yards with one touchdown and added four receptions for 29 yards and another score.

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