When he hears that, there probably won't be a trip.Several Eagles players have already said they intend to boycott the winning team’s traditional trip to the White House.
NY Magazine
We can't have that.Last week [Chris] Long became the first Eagles player to announce he would boycott the celebration with Trump. “No, I’m not going to the White House,” he said on the Pardon My Take podcast. “Are you kidding me?”
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Long and LeGarrette Blount, who were on the New England Patriots last season, both skipped Trump’s first reception with the Super Bowl champs. “I just don’t feel welcome into that house. I’m just gonna leave it at that,” Blount said at the time.
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The Patriots said 34 players attended the April 2017 ceremony, which was similar to the turnout during their wins under President George W. Bush, but far fewer than the nearly 50 players who showed up for President Barack Obama in 2015.
Weasel.(Their spokesman suggested turnout was lower for Trump because veteran players didn’t feel the need to be honored twice in three years.)
I hear Dodge used MLK to sell trucks in a commercial. Tacky, tacky, tacky. And just what audience were they trying to appeal to anyway?
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
UPDATE:
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