President Trump released a statement responding to some of the Eagles camp not wanting to attended the Super Bowl celebration at the White House that was scheduled for today. According to ESPN, most, if not all, black players declined the invitation, causing Trump to revoke the invitation even from the “tiny handful of representatives” still willing to attend and changed the entire event to a MAGA Celebration with the Marine Corp Band.
Eagles players, coaches, trainers, and other personnel planned on hosting community events in the DC area for various youth groups and organizations in lieu of attending the White House party, but these events were canceled after Trump snatched back his invite.
The official statement says the Eagles “abandoned their fans”, allegedly thousands of them, that planned on attending the ceremony. After the recent NFL policy change that was found to be influenced by the Donald, it seems that he was hoping for a photo op that would show unity between players and politicians, but that is definitely not the case.
Hit the flip to see the President’s ill-informed press statement.