2019 Super Bowl Teams Struggle To Avoid WH Visit
Jun 5, 2018
Tom Brady was one of several dozen New England Patriots players who skipped
the team's ceremonial Super Bowl visit to the White House
Brady missed the celebratory event to spend time with his ailing mother.
according to the WASHINGTON POST
Trump grew angry in April 2017 when Tom Brady said he planned to skip the White House visit with the Patriots, huddling angrily with aides and even calling Patriots owner Robert Kraft. One former senior administration official described a chaotic scene unfolding over the heartlands of America, as Trump flew back from an event in Wisconsin. Trump made a number of calls and asked aides to help fix the situation, worried that Brady’s absence would reflect poorly on him.
https://www.boston.com/sports/new-e...donald-trump-tom-brady-white-house-visit-2017
When President Donald Trump served college football champions the Clemson Tigers a fast-food dinner in the White House, several of the team’s black players passed on the meal, The Root reports.
Some of these players reportedly cited racism and their disdain for the president’s divisive politics as their reason for skipping the event. The Root reportedly spoke with three black Clemson players who each separately confirmed that many players, both black and white, had no interest in the dinner, all pointing to Trump as the reason. “It wasn’t like we had a team meeting or anything,” said one of Clemson’s offensive stars who spoke with The Root on the condition of anonymity.
“Players were talking amongst each other but everybody was like: ‘I’m not going to that.’” Another player noted that some of his teammates only attended because they worried that refusing to attend the traditional White House visit might affect their scholarships or playing time. “Not saying anything against the players who went,” the player explained, “but if you look at who went—freshman and people fighting for playing time—you’ll see what I’m talking about.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sever...-opted-out-of-trump-white-house-dinner-report
Report: Majority of Clemson's black players did not visit White House
https://sports.yahoo.com/patriots-t...th-title-lackluster-super-bowl-030620493.html
Jun 5, 2018
Tom Brady was one of several dozen New England Patriots players who skipped
the team's ceremonial Super Bowl visit to the White House
Brady missed the celebratory event to spend time with his ailing mother.
according to the WASHINGTON POST
Trump grew angry in April 2017 when Tom Brady said he planned to skip the White House visit with the Patriots, huddling angrily with aides and even calling Patriots owner Robert Kraft. One former senior administration official described a chaotic scene unfolding over the heartlands of America, as Trump flew back from an event in Wisconsin. Trump made a number of calls and asked aides to help fix the situation, worried that Brady’s absence would reflect poorly on him.
https://www.boston.com/sports/new-e...donald-trump-tom-brady-white-house-visit-2017
When President Donald Trump served college football champions the Clemson Tigers a fast-food dinner in the White House, several of the team’s black players passed on the meal, The Root reports.
Some of these players reportedly cited racism and their disdain for the president’s divisive politics as their reason for skipping the event. The Root reportedly spoke with three black Clemson players who each separately confirmed that many players, both black and white, had no interest in the dinner, all pointing to Trump as the reason. “It wasn’t like we had a team meeting or anything,” said one of Clemson’s offensive stars who spoke with The Root on the condition of anonymity.
“Players were talking amongst each other but everybody was like: ‘I’m not going to that.’” Another player noted that some of his teammates only attended because they worried that refusing to attend the traditional White House visit might affect their scholarships or playing time. “Not saying anything against the players who went,” the player explained, “but if you look at who went—freshman and people fighting for playing time—you’ll see what I’m talking about.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sever...-opted-out-of-trump-white-house-dinner-report
Report: Majority of Clemson's black players did not visit White House
https://sports.yahoo.com/patriots-t...th-title-lackluster-super-bowl-030620493.html
