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At “Patriotism Event,” Trump Appears to Not Know Words to “God Bless America”

HeadlineJun 06, 2018

President Trump hosted a “patriotism event” at the White House on Tuesday after abruptly canceling the White House visit of the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles. Tuesday’s ceremony closed with a rendition of “God Bless America,” but video of the performance showed Trump did not know all the words. Tuesday’s event was hastily planned after Trump canceled the Eagles’ visit on Monday night, tweeting, “Staying in the Locker Room for the playing of our National Anthem is as disrespectful to our country as kneeling. Sorry!” Not a single Eagles player kneeled during the national anthem in the 2017 season. Meanwhile, LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors have both stated that they will not accept an invitation to the White House should their teams win the ongoing NBA playoffs.

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