I'd wager that Trump could do better.*Much* better.
Posted on 01/11/2017 9:19:02 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
The Chicago Cubs will be the final pro sports team to celebrate a championship with President Obama at the White House before he leaves office. It turns out, the Cubs have reportedly decided to take Obama up on his offer to visit before Donald Trump is sworn in as our 45th president. They’ll visit Monday, four days before the inauguration.
After the Cubs won the World Series in November, Obama — a White Sox fan from the Southside of Chicago — invited the Cubs to take part in the traditional presidential celebration earlier than normal. Usually, these visits happen during the baseball season.
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Another shot at Trump.
All I can say is they better watch their wallets around Obama.
That’s gotta hurt, what with Obama being a Sox fan and all.
I doubt it. Didn't Trump name one of the owner's kids to be a Commerce undersecretary?
How much will this cost taxpayers?
The Cubs are mostly owned by the Ricketts family, which is staunchly GOP/pretty conservative, including the gov of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts.
The team may have elected to go to WH now, just to avoid some future anticipated protests, such as those that have discouraged many entertainers from accepting gigs for the inauguration.
I'd wager that Trump could do better.*Much* better.
WHO CARES WHO CARES. I hope Trump opens the White back to visitors again. That’s what I care about.
WHO CARES WHO CARES. I hope Trump opens the White back to visitors again. That’s what I care about.
>>How much will this cost taxpayers?<<
The same as if they had visited President Trump.
Let’s keep our distaste for obozo to things that are truly his. There are so many we don’t have to invent tickey-tacky ones.
Yep. Who gives a #### about this?
I don’t give a #### if NO teams visit during the WH.
Not even sure why they do.
That’s a shame. Was hoping to see them with a real president. I would guess the players either voted or Madden decided. He seems like a hippy type and probably leans to the left. Love the guy but he’s a free spirit.
Disappointed to see my team tarnish themselves with this decision.
More likely that delaying a visit to the WH would interfere with spring training that will be starting in February.
Zero is from Chicago, so this is not a big surprise. Not everything that happens is political.
The Cubs were one of only three teams who scored more runs than Chicago had murders.
It’s all good- I am a Cub fan too and it does not matter to me who they visit. It was amazing to me that they even won the Series and was a lifetime thrill for me that even Obama cannot erase.
Visiting a low rent president....
“More likely that delaying a visit to the WH would interfere with spring training that will be starting in February.”
Yeah, that could be it, but typically a team will visit during the regular season and the Cubs will have a couple road trips to Washington DC this season to play the Nationals.
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