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A Different Pont of View:
Four Reasons Donald Trump Should Not Have Disinvited The Philadelphia Eagles
-Source-Red State
On Monday evening, Donald Trump decided to cancel a White House celebration of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl win, citing the national anthem as the sticking point.
The move drew fierce criticism from the usual suspects and, of course, the City of Philadelphia. It was, as far as I can tell, an incredibly petty move that that does nothing for the President except invite needless controversy. Here’s why.
1. It Is Incredibly Petty
The fact of the matter is that Trump has doubled- and tripled-down on the national anthem controversy far too often in an effort to stir-up support among his base. Once again, it is a matter of Trump needing to find an opponent rather than just govern, because there is no real political or electoral victory that is going to be had here. His supporters agree with him, his opponents disagree, and those on the fence wonder why in the hell he’s getting involved.
But, the real pettiness comes in when you consider that it was likely many members of the Eagles team would have turned down the invitation. Knowing that, he issues this cancelation, which basically tells the NFL franchise “You don’t want to come? Fine, you weren’t invited anyway!” It is childish and completely obvious. And, it leads us to reason number two.
2. It Makes Him The Confrontational One
Had Trump let it be and kept the celebration as planned, the members of the Eagles team who refused to show up would have been the petty ones. Now, Trump has made it about his pettiness, and the Eagles get to walk away clean. This is now Donald Trump’s cancelation instead of the Eagles’ protest. When you look at the numbers from the past year, NFL players and teams protesting only hurts their ratings. They could have been hurting themselves more in a state that Trump won in 2016, but instead, Trump has become the aggressor and insulted the team.
Now, the media’s focus – which, to be fair, was always going to be negative on Trump – will be about how he canceled it and insulted Philadelphia. That isn’t a good look. It was needlessly confrontational at a time when he would do well to take steps to unite. But, that’s just not what he does. Which, naturally, leads us to reason number three. Read more
A Different Point of View:
Love of Country
-Source-247 Sports-
This week, the National Football League and President Donald J. Trump appeared ready to be odd bedfellows, as the Super Bowl LII-champion Philadelphia Eagles were slated to visit the White House. Now, such an event will not occur after all.
In a statement released by the President on Monday evening, shared by Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, it was announced that the Eagles' visit to the White House on Tuesday has been cancelled, with the President citing the smaller contingent the Eagles would be sending instead of their full team and disagreements over conduct during the playing of the national anthem.
"The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow," wrote President Trump. "They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor the great men and women of our military and the people of our country. The Eagles wanted to send a smaller delegation, but the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better. These fans are still invited to the White House to be part of a different type of ceremony - one that will honor our great country, pay tribute to the heroes who fight to protect it, and loudly and proudly play the National Anthem. I will be there at 3:00 p.m. with the United States Marine Band and the United States Army Chorus to celebrate America."
In the leadup to the Eagles' visit to the White House, multiple players made it known that they would abstain from doing so for political reasons. Read more