Posted on 11/15/2017 12:27:52 PM PST by conservative98
President Trump got his wish Wednesday afternoon when the three UCLA basketball players busted in China for shoplifting thanked him for his help in getting them home.
The three, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley and LiAngelo Ball — younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball — also apologized to their families and their school, while thanking the Chinese cops for treating them well.
“I would like to thank President Trump and the United States government for the help they provided. I am grateful to be back home and I will never make a mistake like this again. I am extremely sorry for those that I let down,” said Ball, reading from a script in a monotone.
A contrite Riley and Hill expressed similar sentiments.
All three have been suspended indefinitely by UCLA.
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Good! They SHOULD have thanked him, and they SHOULD be suspended.
I love a Happy Ending. :)
Will they demand a Pardon ?
But not for thanking President Trump, at least I hope that is the case. 8:)
They came this close to 10 years in a Chinese prison.
or their families receiving a bill for the bullets
LOL! Who wrote the script for him?
OK. It’s about time, but OK.
Suspended sentence. SUS-PEN-DED sentence? They walked free that day. Those bastards; they SMILED at me.
(Sorry, can’t help working in The Godfather quotes even when it’s remotely relevant).
Yeah, what they did was stupid, but big kudos to them for manning up and thanking Trump and taking responsibility here.
Wasn’t too many years ago that Winona Ryder was caught shoplifting over $5,000 worth of clothes, so yeah, people do stupid things.
They appropriately thanked Trump and they deserve credit for that. I do hope they get their lives back on track.
It was written, but covered everything and was said in a quavering voice the entire time. I heard no bravado in it. Maybe he has learned about the probable consequences of conviction in China in the days since their stupid actions. Only time will tell if he changes his life or continues to be a privileged (no accountability) top athlete.
lol - yeah, no surprise if that’s tonight’s CNN headline.
Au contraire mon ami, Uncle provided many thousands of us travel to foreign nations. Not only that he required it.
All black thief team.
It’s not enough that they get a free education, with the possibility
of playing pro ball.
Or maybe they are the two most important parts of the apology in the eyes of the press. I am actually surprised that he thanked President Trump.
“Basketball ,Sticky Fingers , Hmmmm”
Didn’t hurt JW and look where Cam Newton is today!
And in 2027, when they'd otherwise just be getting out of Chinese prison, they'll be on some fake news program like 60 Minutes with hoaxing accusations that they've been coerced to thank the President. Thanks conservative98.
Of course, that happens so often...hmmm what a coincidence.
I’m sure the BLM/black community will all line up to thank POTUS for getting these thugs out of a communist country’s prison sentence. /mega sarc
They’re lucky to be on American soil - even though BLM/Leftist groups hate America. They should be thanking Trump, every day, for the rest of their lives.
If you want to get “scared straight”, spend a day in a Commie jail...in China.
I hope these guys get some perspective, ditch the sports, and go into something to make a real career out of.
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