Philly Mayor slams Trump for pulling Eagles invitation

www.aol.com ^ | 6/5/18 | Nathan Smith

[Midwesterner53]

Philadelphia’s Mayor Democrat Jim Kenney slammed President Trump for disinviting the Eagles from visiting the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl win.

In a sharply worded statement Kenney defends his city’s NFL team writing, “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.”

[Midwesterner53]

Let's try to follow a liberal mind here: Very few, less than 10 Eagles were planning to attend in a direct slap at the President. The other 44 or more players would rather sit at home and complain. So President Trump tells the whole bunch to stay home, we will celebrate America without you. Now the Mayor of the city of the team that did not want to go to the White House blasts the President for not inviting them to the White House? Just when I think leftists can not get any more stupid, they prove me wrong. I am a retired Army Officer and I salute and praise Donald Trump for his actions in this area. My only request would be for him to pull the plug on the military supporting the NFL with color guards, fly overs, everything. Why have our guys and gals stand there and be insulted to their faces? Keep up the good work Mr President!

[robroys woman]

Actually, I cut the mayor some slack. It’s his job to do this. He’s the mayor, for crying out loud. How would he look if he said nothing.

So I consider the source.

[rktman]

No Freaking Lame asses allowed. Quit your whining. Still haven’t found where it’s a requirement to invite some major league group to the White House for anything. Waste of time and my/our tax dollars.

[Badboo]

The only slack I’d cut is off some rope for the g.. d.. communist sob. He can go to hell along with the rest of Philly.

[alloysteel]

Winning may not be everything, but lifting the middle finger to the American flag, which is what “taking a knee” on the field means to most Americans, isn’t anything.

Tolerance and respect are two-way streets.

[stars & stripes forever]

The mayor should have slammed the Eagles, not the President. They are the ones who are disrespecting the Office.

[Maris Crane]

Philly is Detroit East.

We escaped several years ago.

[Williams]

How much do you bet this mayor supported the team not attending the White House visit?

[TomGuy]

Woah!
If none want to attend the party, why have it, Mr. Mayor?

[Williams]

It’s not his job to criticize our president in vulgar terms. Nor is it his job to support the players for not honoring our flag. The fact of the matter is that the players have put themselves and their precious game above the United States of America. In that regard they are an unpatriotic bunch of creeps.

[goodnesswins]

"The mayor should have slammed the Eagles, not the President. They are the ones who are disrespecting the Office."

YES....Needed repeating! In a SANE world that's what would happen.

[dowcaet]

President Trump is giving the American people a badly needed reality check. So a bunch of millionaire black athletes want to disrespect the nation that is allowing them to live the good life while playing a sport. How racist America is. Count me out as an NFL fan. I’ll be spending my fall Sundays doing more constructive things than watch these spoiled whiners play!

[FlingWingFlyer]

The commie lib'RATS in the "mainstream media" were really looking forward to this day of trashing and embarrassing the President of the United States and his administration. The president's preemptive strike was nothing short of awesome. The jackass from "da players' union" is whining that the White House is "da people's house" and the president can't do this. Well, his thugs not only "dissed" the National Anthem, our flag and the American people, they were also going to "dis" the "people's house" by refusing to show up. They can all kiss my Red, White and Blue. . .

Way to go Mr. President.

[SaxxonWoods]

Important stuff!

Wait, no it’s not. It’s not important at all.

[RayChuang88]

Maybe it's time for blacks to seriously wonder if supporting the Democratic Party is in their best interests politically AND economically.

[teeman8r]

FOR REALS?

How often are the Eagles gonna win the super bowl?

this trip is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

[JBW1949]

LOL...He is crying because President Trump just took away their chance to say no...LOL

[Defiant]

Sending 10 Eagles to the event shows disrespect to the office of the President, to the people that voted for him and to the fans that wanted to see a celebration, without politics. Trump doesn’t suffer disrespect. Those who want to come to the White House in the future will do so with the proper attitude of awe and appreciation.

[papertyger]

“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.”

So what does that make the mayor in that he’s supporting blatant disrespect for American ideals and historical precedents by rich “show dogs” looking for authenticity in tantrums?

[meyer]

There is no doubt that many of the players have NO respect for the President or the office. The fact that only 10 were planning to attend indicates that there is no reason for the event. Screw the NFL crybabies. This was going to be a publicity stunt for the kneelers and their gang of supporters, and nothing more.