Donald Trump opted to cancel the Eagles celebratory White House visit less than 24 hours before it was set to happen due to the team’s inability to bring their whole roster on top of the large majority of players’ stance on National Anthem issues.
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2018
In rebuttal, Philadelphia fans, and even the city’s mayor, took to Twitter to fire back at the President.
Our party was bigger than yours #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/HIZk8xnJF1
— Jane Slusser (@janeslusser) June 5, 2018
How you going to un invite people who didn’t want to go anyway!? 🤷🏾♂️ #Eagles #WhiteHouse https://t.co/lbtmeijkk4
— Emmanuel Acho (@thEMANacho) June 4, 2018
A story of the #Eagles and Donald Trump, in GIF form.
pic.twitter.com/m1Przq3MmH— Emmanuel Acho (@thEMANacho) June 5, 2018
Our badass mayor: “Disinviting them from the White House only proves that our President is not a true patriot, but a fragile egomaniac obsessed with crowd size and afraid of the embarrassment of throwing a party to which no one wants to attend.” @PhillyMayor #Eagles #FlyEaglesFly
— Vive la résistance! (@LibFem) June 5, 2018
Remember:
Not a single Philadelphia Eagle kneeled during the anthem this past NFL season.
Trump canceled the event because less than half the team even wanted to meet him. pic.twitter.com/iJl7jhYc2V
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) June 5, 2018
Trump called these Eagles players “UnAmerican:”
▪ Chris Long – donated ALL 16 of his game checks to charity.
▪Carson Wentz – raises money for Haiti.
▪ Malcolm Jenkins – visits with police and lobbies for criminal justice reform.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) June 5, 2018
The @Eagles organization and its players are awful. I can see why Trump wouldn’t want them at the White House. pic.twitter.com/gTkTfATn98
— Normal Collar (@pmc1423) June 5, 2018
Hey @realDonaldTrump it’s one thing to be wrong on policy, but to take on my @Eagles is a whole new level.
You even make a championship team visiting the White House all about you. What is wrong with you? Seriously, what condition do you have? https://t.co/QOknsH20Ln— US Rep Brendan Boyle (@RepBrendanBoyle) June 4, 2018
Just to be completely clear, Trump disinvited the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House because some of them oppose the disproportionate use of police violence against Black men. That’s what he’s punishing them. This has nothing to do with the anthem or the flag. 🇺🇸
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) June 5, 2018
Even Torrey Smith, WR for the Eagles hopped on to express his thoughts.
So many lies smh
Here are some facts
1. Not many people were going to go
2. No one refused to go simply because Trump “insists” folks stand for the anthem
3. The President continues to spread the false narrative that players are anti military pic.twitter.com/89GUNhJ4eE— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) June 4, 2018
There are a lot of people on the team that have plenty of different views. The men and women that wanted to go should’ve been able to go. It’s a cowardly act to cancel the celebration because the majority of the people don’t want to see you. To make it about the anthem is foolish
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) June 4, 2018
