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"During the Vietnam War, an estimated 48,000 Puerto Ricans served in the four branches of the armed forces. Of a total of 345 Puerto Ricans who died in combat, 18 were listed as MIA's." (emphasis added)In all wars, 1119 Puerto Rican Americans have lost their lives so far fighting for their country. When Rump goes to Puerto Rico, he should visit the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamon. There, he should hang his head for his treatment of the island.
The Mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2017
...Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help. They....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2017
...want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort. 10,000 Federal workers now on Island doing a fantastic job.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2017
Well, at least *someone* is working overtime. Or, you know, working.— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) September 30, 2017
But have fun golfing today. Again. https://t.co/uNohw690x0
You're going straight to hell, @realDonaldTrump.— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) September 30, 2017
No long lines for you.
Someone will say, "Right this way, sir."
They'll clear a path. https://t.co/xXfJH0KJmw
She has been working 24/7.— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) September 30, 2017
You have been GOLFING.
You're going straight to hell.
Fastest golf cart you ever took. https://t.co/5hOY23MBvQ
retired Gen. Honore on Trump: "he doesn't give a damn about poor people, doesn't give a damn about people of color" https://t.co/SCR5G7r3d4— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 30, 2017
... GOP legislators know that their base isn’t interested in the mumbo-jumbo of actual health care experts. These voters are not interested in analysis, or extended debate. They don’t care who’s in favor of it or who’s against it, or for what reason. They’ve been told that Obamacare — which they hate — would be repealed, and the Affordable Care Act — which they like — would be improved.Going on half a century of lies, propaganda and appeals to the fears and basest instincts of people, amplified in the last 30 years by a well- funded, ubiquitous right- wing radio and cable media networks, have brought us to where we are today. Of course, it's not just Obamacare (excuse me, the Affordable Care Act). Republicans foster the same malicious, militant ignorance Nichols notes and apply it to every major political issue today, from immigration to climate change to racism to tax policy. It's who they are.
If that sounds strange, remember that a third of all voters and about a quarter of GOP voters don’t realize these are the same things, and that’s the rub. No amount of expert testimony is going to change anyone’s mind about Obamacare. What the most vocal and angry part of the Republican base wants is a repeal of this thing called “Obamacare” because it is a political symbol and because President Trump promised them it would be repealed, totally and completely, on day one of his administration. What that would mean is as much a mystery to those angry voters as it is to many of the senators who supported that repeal. (our emphasis) -- Conservative Republican and former Senate staffer, Tom Nichols.
All of this, of course, comes from more than simply a love for luxury on the part of people who’ve grown accustomed to it. It also flows from the now-nearly-genetic contempt that this particular breed of political fauna has for the very idea of self-government. Government is your alien enemy, they tell us, as they pick our pockets and destroy the political commonwealth and all of its manifestations—like, say, the national parks. Government is our alien enemy, too, they say, as they wreck the lives and nearly sink the international economy while sucking down bailout money. (Hi, Mnooch!) Government is there for them to loot and for us to hate. Why should they care? They’ve got theirs.And the biggest looter of all sits in the White (Supremacist) House.
The Republican tax plan would deliver a major benefit to the top 1 percent of Americans, according to a new analysis by a leading group of nonpartisan tax experts that challenges the White House's portrayal of its effects.
The plan would deliver far more modest tax cuts to most other households — an average cut of $1,700 for households in 2027, according to the report. But the results would be unevenly spread, with 1 in 4 households paying more in taxes.
Despite repeated promises from Republican lawmakers that the plan is designed to provide relief to the middle class, nearly 30 percent of taxpayers with incomes between $50,000 and $150,000 would see a tax increase, according to the study by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. The majority of households that made between $150,000 and $300,000 would see a tax increase.
Meanwhile, the study found that 80 percent of the tax benefits would accrue to those in the top 1 percent. Households making more than about $900,000 a year would see their taxes drop by more than $200,000 on average. (our emphasis)So, off the top of our heads, dolt Donald "Rump" Trump and/or the New Confederate/ Stupid/ Plutocrat Party:
After an earthquake shattered Haiti’s capital on Jan. 12, 2010, the U.S. military mobilized as if it were going to war.
Before dawn the next morning, an Army unit was airborne, on its way to seize control of the main airport in Port-au-Prince. Within two days, the Pentagon had 8,000 American troops en route. Within two weeks, 33 U.S. military ships and 22,000 troops had arrived. More than 300 military helicopters buzzed overhead, delivering millions of pounds of food and water.
No two disasters are alike. Each delivers customized violence that cannot be fully anticipated. But as criticism of the federal government’s initial response to the crisis in Puerto Rico continued to mount Thursday, the mission to Haiti — an island nation several hundred miles from the U.S. mainland — stands as an example of how quickly relief efforts can be mobilized.
By contrast, eight days after Hurricane Maria ripped across neighboring Puerto Rico, just 4,400 service members were participating in federal operations to assist the devastated island, an Army general told reporters Thursday. In addition, about 1,000 Coast Guard members were aiding the efforts. About 40 U.S. military helicopters were helping to deliver food and water to the 3.4 million residents of the U.S. territory, along with 10 Coast Guard helicopters.Take a moment to digest those comparisons between the response to the Haiti earthquake (undertaken by the Obama Administration) and the response in a similar timeframe to the Puerto Rico devastation and its impact on our fellow Americans.
"With all due respect to the White House for trying to put lipstick on this pig but it's moving too slow and don't have it scaled right. They need at least 100 helicopters there, there's less than 50 now. 15 ships, we've got less than 10."Their bumbling is costing lives. American lives.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders on anthem protests by NFL players: "I don't think there's much to clarify, it's pretty black and white there." pic.twitter.com/LpP3nxdlsg— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) September 28, 2017
"... Obamacare has never lived up to enrollment expectations despite the previous administration's best efforts. The American people know a bad deal when they see one and many won't be convinced to sign up for 'Washington-knows-best' health coverage that they can't afford. For the upcoming enrollment period, Americans are being hit with another round of double-digit premium hikes and nearly half of our nation's counties are facing Obamacare monopolies. As Obamacare continues to collapse, HHS is carefully evaluating how we can best serve the American people who continue to be harmed by Obamacare's failures."Last we checked, the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is successfully insuring tens of millions of Americans and is still the law of the land. Contrary to Republican wet dreams, it's not collapsing, but that's not because Republicans aren't trying their damnedest to see that happen.
President Donald Trump said once again Thursday that the Senate would be able to pass an Obamacare repeal bill but for the missing vote of one hospitalized senator — despite the fact that no senators are currently hospitalized, and even with one extra vote in support of the measure, fewer than 50 senators would support it.
On Wednesday, the office of Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) corrected Trump multiple times: The senator was not in the hospital, they said, but rather at home recovering from treatment “for a urological issue.”
Still, Trump asserted again on Thursday morning that “we have the votes” to repeal Obamacare, but that a hospitalized senator had halted the effort to pass the legislation with a simple 50 votes by Friday using reconciliation.
“So we don’t have enough time, because we have one senator who’s a ‘yes’ vote, a great person, but he’s in the hospital,” he told “Fox & Friends'” Pete Hegseth. “And he’s a ‘yes’ vote. So we can’t do it by Friday.” (our emphasis)Some salient observations:
Giant Toddler Sends Thoughts, Prayers To Invisible Friend https://t.co/RI2l7TA8eT— quinn cummings (@quinncy) September 28, 2017
A team player would break a leg or something today. https://t.co/RjFKha5GyE— Schooley (@Rschooley) September 28, 2017
Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency chief, has been criticized for his frequent travels back to Oklahoma, where the former state attorney general is discussed as a possible candidate for governor. Although he has mostly flown commercial, the high-priced fares suggest he was probably not traveling coach.
In the latest development, the EPA confirmed Wednesday that Pruitt flew in a private jet round trip from Denver to Durango, Colo. He also reportedly flew a military plane from Cincinnati to New York.
Separately, the EPA — which has also been targeted for deep budget cuts — is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on Pruitt’s round-the-clock security detail.Mnuchin, the infamous foreclosure king of California, is also facing questions about using private jets for public business:
Mnuchin, a former Wall Street executive and Hollywood producer worth as much as $350 million, married Scottish actress Louise Linton in June at Trump International Hotel near the White House. He requested an Air Force jet for his honeymoon to Scotland, France and Italy. His office said he needed access to secure communications during the trip but withdrew the request after finding another option.
Mnuchin did take a military jet last month from New York to Washington, saying once again he needed a secure phone line. The Aug. 15 flight cost at least $25,000, ABC News reported.HHS's Price, however, is determined to make his fellow hypocrites look like pikers when it comes to bilking taxpayers:
Price’s trips on chartered jets could prove more problematic. He has called for deep spending and staffing cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, including a $6-billion reduction at the National Institutes of Health, opening him to charges of both poor judgment and hypocrisy.
Politico has documented 26 flights by Price on private charter planes at taxpayer expense since early May, estimating the cost at more than $400,000. It found frequent, low-cost airline flights on some of the routes he took, as well as train fares as low as $72 for a trip between Washington and Philadelphia — as opposed to about $25,000 for his charter.
Two of Price’s private jet trips paid for by the government were to places where he owns property — St. Simons Island, Ga., and Nashvile, Politico reported Tuesday. A department spokesman said Price conducted official business and visited family members and colleagues.The ethically challenged Price, you may recall, was involved in shady insider stock trades when he was a Congressman from Georgia writing legislation to benefit those companies. He was confirmed anyway by his fellow Republican crooks and crackpots.
Trump and his millionaire cronies are flying around the country on private planes YOU pay for, destroying programs and policies YOU deserve.— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) September 27, 2017
1. Drop the number of personal tax brackets from seven to three: 12%, 25% and 35%... [T]his is "smoke and mirrors" because it doesn't effect prosperity, which is the justification Trump and the Billionaires use for tax cuts.... [F]ewer people will pay the highest rate, but they'll raise the lowest rate so that more people are paying more taxes. Socialize the cost; privatize the profit. It's how Republicans roll.
2. Double the standard deduction to $12,000 for individuals, $24,000 for married couples. This is how they get around raising the lowest rate from 9.7% to 12%. It also supposedly gets rid of the marriage penalty and raises the tax credit for having lots of children, along with granting a whopping $500 tax credit for non-child dependents.
3. Repeal the estate tax - We all know who derives benefit from this.
4. Repeal the alternative minimum tax instead of fixing the indexing so that it doesn't catch middle-income earners in its grasp. Most people don't pay this. If it were properly indexed, it would tax high earners at a rate more appropriate for people who already have too much money.
5. Drop the corporate tax rate to 20% which Trump claims is what he wanted all along, not 15% like he's been insisting upon.
6. Drop the rate on "pass-through" (Subchapter S) corporations to 25%. Republicans swear this will help the mythical "small businesses" which are being terribly hammered by the higher tax rate, but the average income pass-through on these entities is $750,000. They don't need a tax break. They need to pay more.Oh, and it would balloon the deficit by trillions of dollars, something Republicans only care about when a Democrat is in the White House.
After months of secret negotiations, the Trump administration and congressional leaders have come up with a tax plan — sort of. What they have really come up with is a wish list of tax cuts for the wealthy, with lots of “we’ll get back to you on that” promises where the details are supposed to be.
This much is clear: The tax “framework” published by Republican leaders on Wednesday would greatly increase the federal deficit, would not turbocharge economic growth and could leave many middle-class families worse off by ending deductions they rely on. It would do little or nothing to improve the lot of the working class, a group President Trump says he is fighting for. It would instead provide a windfall to hedge fund managers, corporate executives, real estate developers and other members of the 1 percent. And can it be just a happy coincidence that Mr. Trump and his family would benefit “bigly” from this plan? [snip]
It’s hard to predict the economic impact of these skeletal proposals. But most experts agree that they could raise the federal budget deficit by trillions of dollars. As they have so many times in the past, Republicans will surely argue that the cuts would spur growth, and, in some measure, pay for themselves. This is the old supply-side hooey. In fact, over time the increased borrowing for unproductive tax cuts could depress growth by driving up interest rates.
There are important public purposes that could justify increasing the deficit — repairing the country’s dilapidated infrastructure, for instance, or paying for hurricane recovery efforts. Making the rich richer is not one of them.(The editorial contains some useful graphics on historic marginal tax rates and the Alternative Minimum Tax - please check out the entire op/ ed.)
Cutting corporate taxes looks like a hard sell for Donald Trump and Republican Party leaders -- a new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that 65 percent of Americans feel large corporations pay too little in taxes.
Given what the public knows about it, they opposes Trump’s tax plan by 44-28 percent, with a substantial 28 percent undecided. Half of those polled expect the administration’s plan to reduce taxes on the wealthy, while just 10 percent think it’ll reduce taxes on the middle class. A quarter expect equal treatment.We'll have more as this "boondoggle masquerading as tax reform" gets fleshed out. But we'll leave you with an editorial cartoon we posted a few days ago that sums it up now and forever:
O.K., we'll say it: "But her emails!"President Donald Trump is not "fit to serve as president," American voters say 56 - 42 percent, and voters disapprove 57 - 36 percent of the job he is doing as president, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.There are deep party, gender and racial divisions on whether President Trump is fit to serve, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds:-- Trump is not fit, Democrats say 94 - 5 percent and independent voters say 57 - 40 percent. Republicans say 84 - 14 percent that he is fit.-- Men are divided 49 - 49 percent, as women say 63 - 35 percent he is not fit.-- White voters are divided as 50 percent say he is fit and 48 percent say he is not fit. Trump is not fit, black voters say 94 - 4 percent and Hispanic voters say 60 - 40 percent.[snip]... Voters say 51 - 27 percent they are embarrassed to have Trump as president."There is no upside. With an approval rating rating frozen in the mid-thirties, his character and judgement questioned, President Donald Trump must confront the harsh fact that the majority of American voters feel he is simply unfit to serve in the highest office in the land," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.
"Stone has claimed he only communicated with founder Julian Assange via an intermediary when WikiLeaks was mounting its campaign against Hillary Clinton. But after his three-hour, closed-door session with the committee, Stone told reporters he had declined to identify his claimed go-between."It's almost certain that his go-between was connected to Russian intelligence services, specifically the GRU, Russia's military intelligence operation, which used the persona of "Guccifer 2.0" to mask their identity. These Russian agents then provided WikiLeaks with stolen e-mails. With apparent foreknowledge, dirty trickster Stone bragged about Clinton campaign official John Podesta having embarrassing e-mails days before they were released on WikiLeaks. He boasted that "my hero Julian Assange will educate the American people soon," referring to thousands of e-mails hacked from the Democratic National Committee five days before they were made public on October 7, 2016. Here's a good timeline to understand Stone's incriminating activities last year.
Your Alabama GOP senatorial runoff winner is cowboy cosplayer and teeny weeny wheel gun aficionado Judge Roy Moore – the Last Law West of Ashkelon.That sounds about right.
"One More Light was written with the intention of sending love to those who lost someone. We now find ourselves on the receiving end. In memorial events, art, videos, and images, fans all over the world have gravitated towards this song as their declaration of love and support for the band and the memory of our dear friend, Chester."
Now the suspicion about Trump's 'NFL deflection' is confirmed. GOP health care dead. Puerto Rico=Katrina-like mess. Strange sunk. #ALSEN— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) September 27, 2017
“Last weekend was in many ways a perfect distillation of Trump’s presidency ― feeding his base racial and cultural resentments in order to keep them on his side as his team of corrupt authoritarians try to swindle hard-working Americans out of their health care.”By its chaotic, noxious actions that constantly need responses, Rump's "presidency" increasingly resembles a game of "whack- a- mole."
The Senate will not vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal Obamacare, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republicans in a closed-door meeting, three sources told CNN.We can say (today): The. People. United. Cannot. Be. Defeated.
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“We need more help. We need more help with resources. We need more help with people being deployed so that we can get logistical support elsewhere. And we need Congress to take action so we can have an aid package that is real for the American citizens that live in Puerto Rico and that is flexible so that we can take immediate action.”Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who represents thousands of Puerto Rican Americans in New York, has called for including Puerto Rico in any supplemental disaster relief package for victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and pledged support of the Democratic Party. Meanwhile, bigoted sociopath Donald "Rump" Trump took time from tweeting about the NFL and Hillary Clinton to finally talk about aid, but had to link the disaster in Puerto Rico to the commonwealth's infrastructure and debt problems. Aside from his antipathy to anyone Hispanic (perhaps excluding Cuban Americans), Rump may be too ignorant to know Puerto Ricans are more American than he pretends to be.
President Trump clearly has no clue what’s happening on health care, taxes or really any other major policy front. He has also made abundantly clear that he has no interest in getting up to speed.
Unfortunately, Trump’s unseriousness has become so grotesque, so all-consuming, that it has distracted us from dozens of other dilettantes and demagogues in Washington — far too many of them other members of Trump’s own political party.
Trump may be a toddler, we keep telling ourselves, but at least some (comparative) grown-ups on Capitol Hill are thinking things through. Maybe we don’t agree with them all the time; maybe they have a different vision for the role of government than many of us do. Still, at least a few thoughtful, moderate, principled, solutions-oriented people in the legislature are working to offset the White House’s abdication of policy leadership.
The flaming turd that is Cassidy-Graham should disabuse us all of that notion.
What’s been threatening the health-care coverage of tens of millions of Americans isn’t Trump. It’s the entire Republican Party.Speaking of all- encompassing Republican incompetence, demagoguery and hypocrisy, the New York Times has this story about those trustworthy and honest souls around Rump:
At least six of President Trump’s closest advisers occasionally used private email addresses to discuss White House matters, current and former officials said on Monday.
The disclosures came a day after news surfaced that Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and adviser, used a private email account to send or receive about 100 work-related emails during the administration’s first seven months. But Mr. Kushner was not alone. Stephen K. Bannon, the former chief White House strategist, and Reince Priebus, the former chief of staff, also occasionally used private email addresses. Other advisers, including Gary D. Cohn and Stephen Miller, sent or received at least a few emails on personal accounts, officials said. [snip]
During the 2016 presidential race, Mr. Trump repeatedly harped on Hillary Clinton’s use of a private account as secretary of state, making it a centerpiece of his campaign and using it to paint her as untrustworthy. “We must not let her take her criminal scheme into the Oval Office,” Mr. Trump said last year. His campaign rallies often boiled over with chants of “Lock her up!”As always, please read both pieces if you can. Then channel your energies into getting as many of these sociopaths out of office as possible.
“Last weekend was in many ways a perfect distillation of Trump’s presidency ― feeding his base racial and cultural resentments in order to keep them on his side as his team of corrupt authoritarians try to swindle hard-working Americans out of their health care.”You could add to that Rump's failure to adequately address the suffering of more than 3 million Americans in Puerto Rico. Rather, the orange asshole likes to play a nonsensical blame game.
The number of people with comprehensive health insurance that covers high-cost medical events would be reduced by millions compared with the baseline projections for each year during the decade, CBO and JCT estimate. That number could vary widely depending on how states implemented the legislation, although the direction of the effect is clear. The reduction in the number of insured people relative to the number under current law would result from three main causes. First, enrollment in Medicaid would be substantially lower because of large reductions in federal funding for that program. Second, enrollment in nongroup coverage would be lower because of reductions in subsidies for it. Third, enrollment in all types of health insurance would be lower because penalties for not having insurance would be repealed. [snip]
The decrease in the number of insured people would be particularly large starting in 2020, when the legislation would make major changes to federal funding for Medicaid and the nongroup market. CBO and JCT expect that market disruptions and other implementation problems would accompany the transition to the block grants created by the legislation—despite the availability of funding specifically designated to assist with that transition—given the short time for planning and making changes between now and then. (our emphasis)In the meantime, it looks like this POS atrocity will get a "no" vote from Sen. Collins (R-ME). She saw this CBO analysis and finally gagged, it appears. Look for Sen. Murkowski to follow suit -- she had many of the same issues and was being bribed the same way Sen. Collins was, to no avail.
My grandpa is a 97 year-old WWII vet & Missouri farmer who wanted to join w/ those who #TakeaKnee: "those kids have every right to protest." pic.twitter.com/LurCj7SLUB— Brennan Gilmore (@brennanmgilmore) September 24, 2017
The latest GOP effort to eviscerate Obamacare has had its share of bad press and public outcry. The Sept. 22 editorial “How low will Republicans go?” summed it up. Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said he could list 10 reasons that it shouldn’t be considered.
But the reason it is being considered and stands a chance of passage has nothing to do with better health care or the mistaken belief that the Affordable Care Act is detrimental to Americans’ well-being. Big GOP donors, including members of the infamous Koch brothers’ network, have made it clear that spigots spewing campaign money will remain shut until Senate Republicans repeal the ACA and its taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
In other words, the political party that controls all the levers of power in Washington is willing to allow children to suffer, the poor to forgo medical treatment and cancer patients to die in order to maintain a flood of funding into their campaign coffers. There is no clearer evidence of the corrupt influence that money has on our politics today than this craven exercise of greed.
Linda Foley, PotomacThis monstrosity isn't dead. Votes haven't been taken. Don't trust the likes of Sens. Mitch "Missy" McConnell, Lindsey "Huckleberry" Graham, or even ostensible "no" voter "Ayn" Rand Paul. Keep the pressure on, especially on "leaning" Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). If you call, remember these are two Senators already inclined to be on our side. Please urge a "no" vote for the good of the country and the tens of millions of Americans would would suffer under Graham- Cassidy.
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RETWEET to remind @realdonaldtrump that he has the USNS COMFORT at his disposal & Puerto Rico is part of the United States— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) September 24, 2017
Time to send it pic.twitter.com/4HkEbqDYPs
“The idea of civil discourse with a guy who is tweeting and demeaning people and saying the things he’s saying is sort of far-fetched. Can you picture us really having a civil discourse with him?....How about the irony of, ‘Free speech is fine if you’re a neo-Nazi chanting hate slogans, but free speech is not allowed to kneel in protest?' No matter how many times a football player says, ‘I honor our military, but I’m protesting police brutality and racial inequality,’ it doesn’t matter. Nationalists are saying, ‘You’re disrespecting our flag.’ Well, you know what else is disrespectful to our flag? Racism. And one’s way worse than the other.” (emphasis added)As NBA star Chis Paul tweeted yesterday, Rump isn't man enough to confront the African-American players he's demeaning face-to-face, so he lets his little fingers do the talking.
Statement from #Patriots Chairman & CEO Robert Kraft: pic.twitter.com/f5DJeK0Woj— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 24, 2017
— Jed York (@JedYork) September 23, 2017
NY @Giants call POTUS comments "inappropriate, offensive and divisive" pic.twitter.com/rfSuiJSjP5— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) September 23, 2017
Statement from Miami Dolphins Owner and Founder of Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE) Stephen Ross. pic.twitter.com/6W3mXwJO6M— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) September 23, 2017
"It's unfortunate that the President decided to use his immense platform to make divisive and offensive statements about our players and the NFL. We strongly believe that players are leaders in our communities and positive influences. They have achieved their positions through tremendous work and dedication and should be celebrated for their success and positive impact. We believe it is important to support any of our players who choose to peacefully express themselves with the hope of change for good. As Americans, we are fortunate to be able to speak openly and freely."
Statement from Owner Steve Bisciotti. pic.twitter.com/bdKWJ4UpCy— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) September 24, 2017
Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team.Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2017
U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017
With everything that's going on in our country, why are YOU focused on who's kneeling and visiting the White House??? #StayInYoLane— Chris Paul (@CP3) September 23, 2017
And I doubt he's man enough to call any of those players a son of a bitch to their face...— Chris Paul (@CP3) September 23, 2017
It's ok @warriors, in a few months @realDonaldTrump probably won't be able to visit the White House either— Robin Lopez (@rolopez42) September 23, 2017
NEW WaPo-ABC poll: The Cassidy-Graham bill probably won't become law. More than half of America is good with that. https://t.co/MamCLLNHuF— Amber Phillips (@byamberphillips) September 22, 2017
Government figure says he hates when people exercise their Constitutional right to free speech: pic.twitter.com/GCIS9CMLSY— jordan πΉπΉ (@JordanUhl) September 23, 2017
The behavior of the President is unacceptable and needs to be addressed. If you do not Condemn this divisive Rhetoric you are Condoning it!!— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) September 23, 2017
Trump stay in ur place... football have nothing to do wit u smh— Zach Brown (@ZachBrown_55) September 23, 2017
Trump!! πππππππ— Thomas Davis (@ThomasDavisSDTM) September 23, 2017
I can’t take anything our Celebrity in Chief says seriously. He’s a real life clown/troll π€‘— George Iloka (@George_iloka) September 23, 2017
#Kaepernick we riding with you bro ✊πΎ— Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) September 23, 2017
Very revealing that the harshest language Trump has ever used as President was reserved for Black men protesting injustice. https://t.co/v2I6tf5ZHq— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 23, 2017
Trump was quicker and more vehement in his hatred of Colin Kaepernick’s non-violent protest than he was of Nazis. Take note of that.— Anthony F. Irwin (@AnthonyIrwinLA) September 23, 2017
Prediction: Not one NFL owner, not Roger Goodell will say one word about what he said about Kaep or other NFL players. Not. A. One. https://t.co/tBv3Q5FZHp— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 23, 2017
To be clear, Colin Kaepernick's "crime" is protesting systemic racism and police brutality. Trump called him a "son of a bitch" tonight.— Ben Gardner (@BenGardner87) September 23, 2017