Patriots’ Gronkowski: Maybe Obama Was ‘Wasted’ at WH Ceremony

The New England Patriots — minus quarterback Tom Brady — came to the White House on Thursday where President Barack Obama honored them for their 2015 Super Bowl victory.

During his remarks, he just couldn’t help but make a joke about the team’s DeflateGate scandal. It did not go over well with the players:

ICYMI: Watch President Obama's #DeflateGate joke via @TheBuzzerOnFOX https://t.co/0DGHVJFima

— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) April 24, 2015

Obama also made a joke about tight end Rob Gronkowski’s proclivity for taking his shirt off:

For real, though, Obama and Rob Gronkowski would probably be friends in real life. http://t.co/ucRxGFls4e

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 23, 2015

Later, when reporters asked the infamous partier if any drinking went down during the ceremony, Gronkowski said, “No. There’s no drinking,” before adding, “Maybe the president was being wasted… from his deflate joke.”

Watch video below, via CBS Boston:

[Photo via screengrab]

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