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Trump Disinvites Philadelphia Eagles from Visiting White House

HeadlineJun 05, 2018

On Monday, President Trump abruptly disinvited the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles from visiting the White House today, tweeting, “Staying in the Locker Room for the playing of our National Anthem is as disrespectful to our country as kneeling. Sorry!” During last year’s NFL season, no Eagles players took a knee. NFL owners recently ruled teams would be fined if players kneel during the national anthem to protest racism and police brutality, though they can stay in the locker room.

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