President Trump Celebrates America, Even If Philadelphia Eagles Won’t
By 1600 Staff
Late Monday night, President Trump announced that the Philadelphia Eagles would not be hosted at the White House event that was scheduled for today.
The Philadelphia Eagles Football Team was invited to the White House. Unfortunately, only a small number of players decided to come, and we canceled the event. Staying in the Locker Room for the playing of our National Anthem is as disrespectful to our country as kneeling. Sorry!
Advertisement— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2018
The White House had already invited one thousand people to the event, and only a small portion of the team were willing to follow through on their initial commitment. Because of the recent politicization of the NFL by activists, President Trump responded by hosting the same event, honoring the American flag that the Eagles and other NFL teams would protest.
The White House issued the following statement in reaction to the decision to cancel the event:
After extensive discussions with the Eagles organization, which began in February, the team accepted an invitation from the President to attend a June 5 celebration of their victory in Super Bowl LII at the White House.
On Thursday, May 31, the team notified the White House of 81 individuals, including players, coaches, management, and support personnel, who would attend the event. On Friday, the Secret Service cleared them for participation. These individuals, along with more than 1,000 Eagles fans, were scheduled to attend the event.
Late Friday, citing the fact that many players would not be in attendance, the team contacted the White House again, and attempted to reschedule the event. The President, however, had already announced that he would be traveling overseas on the dates the Eagles proposed. The White House, despite sensing a lack of good faith, nonetheless attempted to work with the Eagles over the weekend to change the event format that could accommodate a smaller group of players. Unfortunately, the Eagles offered to send only a tiny handful of representatives, while making clear that the great majority of players would not attend the event, despite planning to be in D.C. today. In other words, the vast majority of the Eagles team decided to abandon their fans.
Upon learning these facts, the President decided to change the event so that it would be a celebration of the American flag with Eagles fans and performances by United States Marine Band and the United States Army Chorus.
The president refuses to abandon the fans that were excited to come to the event, as the Philadelphia Eagles did, and will instead be celebrating America.
We will proudly be playing the National Anthem and other wonderful music celebrating our Country today at 3 P.M., The White House, with the United States Marine Band and the United States Army Chorus. Honoring America! NFL, no escaping to Locker Rooms!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2018
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mr trump grow up for god sake or just pick up your marbles and go home
You didn’t serve in the armed forces and you don’t always cover your heart when you should
Somebody needs to call you a whaaaaaaaaaaaabulance. The Eagle where f*cking with him and you don’t f*ck with Trump. Screw the Eagle and honor the fans.
Phooey on those who protest the hand that feeds then.
Hoorah for those participating in the event!
The NFL continues to be on my ‘Do Not Watch List’ until further notice.
These disgraceful comments tell me about the kind of people they truly are; they
are so ignorant that it makes them stupid……these two people are anti-America
and don’t deserve to be in this great country…….so if you are not citizens, go
back to where you came from–we Americans don’t want you in our beloved
country –and anyone who disrespects our President is committing an treasonous
act –I had not voted for our former President, B. Obama, but I never showed
him this horrible low-down disrespect.
What in the world is wrong with these footballs players? They have made tons of money for playing and then they disrespect our flag. Shame on them. Hope everyone stops going to
the games or even watches then on TV. They don’t deserve to be paid this ungodly amount of money.