Posted on 07/14/2018 4:56:12 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
President Trump is not expected to attend the All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, though past presidents have attended the game when it was held in the city.
The Associated Press reported that Trump will likely skip the game after returning home on Tuesday from a trip to Europe ending with his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Tuesday’s game marks the fifth time it will have been held in Washington since 1937. The AP noted that several former presidents have attended the game when the nation’s capital hosted the event.
Former President Eisenhower skipped out on throwing the first pitch in 1956 as he was recovering from surgery, and Vice President Spiro Agnew filled in for former President Nixon in 1969, as Nixon had a trip planned, according to the AP.
The outlet also reported that former Presidents George W. Bush and Obama have also thrown out the ceremonial first pitch at Washington Nationals games.
Obama was the last president to throw the first pitch at an All-Star game, doing so in St. Louis in 2009.
Actually, Judge is a good guy. Christian. When the demonrats find out, they'll have to attack him the way they attacked Tebow, because you can't have sports stars who are pro-life.
Aren’t the Yankees one of the few clubs that refuse to have a “Pride Night”?
Have the judge bring along Charles Krauthammer’s son. With Juan Williams. Or Hanity.
0bama threw out the first pitch in his mom jeans. Remember that?
LMAO!
The president has more important things to do.
As for me , I won’t be watching because I couldn’t care less about a bunch of multi-millionaires playing a kids game.
They’re all mandated to have them.
I am trying to give a damn, but it’s just not working.
A sigh of relief is heaved by the fans who have All-Star game tickets. Imagine the additional security hassles involved with the President attending.
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