Eagles Attempt To Embarrass Trump, But He End Up Humiliating Them Instead
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The Philadelphia Eagles had a temper tantrum on Monday, and President Donald Trump quickly put them in their place. No one in the Eagles organization could have expected the consequences of their cowardly actions that they swiftly faced.
Many players for the NFL’s Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles had decided not to attend the White House ceremony to honor their historic victory. Although some of the players still wanted to attend the gathering, the president told them that they were now persona non grata. But the celebration will go on without them.
“The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow,” the White House said in a statement made on Monday. “They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women 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.”
The decision came after a large contingent of the Eagles team, particularly the black players, decided that they would not attend the celebration, ESPN reported. President Donald Trump has already done more for the black community than former President Barack Obama did in 8 years, so it’s a bit of a shock that they wouldn’t want to meet the man responsible for the record-breaking unemployment rate, among other things.
No one in the Eagles’ organization knew that the event was canceled until the White House released its statement. The decision did not sit well with some members of the team.
“A lot of people in the Eagles organization are very disappointed,” a source told ESPN. And former Eagles wide receiver Torrey Smith, who now plays for the Carolina Panthers, issued a statement of his own on Twitter denouncing the president, who he apparently has contempt for.
“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,” he wrote.
“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,” he said.
Torrey Smith omits what is apparent. The team, and in particular the players who had chosen not to attend, wanted to embarrass the president by having a small gathering, knowing that the media would take the photos of that small celebration and run with it. Philadelphia Mayor Kenney issued a statement that proved that point.
“The Eagles call the birthplace of our democracy home, so it’s no surprise that this team embodies everything that makes our country and our city great. Their athletic accomplishments on the field led to an historic victory this year. Fans all across the country rallied behind them because we like to root for the underdog and we feel joy when we see the underdogs finally win. I’m equally proud of the Eagles’ activism off the field. These are players who stand up for the causes they believe in and who contribute in meaningful ways to their community. They represent the diversity of our nation — a nation in which we are free to express our opinions,” he said.
“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,” the mayor said.
And in that statement, he gives the game away. The intention of the Eagles players was to embarrass the president by having a small gathering. What they did not expect was that President Donald Trump was not about to be made to look ridiculous by a bunch of crybaby millionaires who cannot get over an election that happened more than a year ago.