34 Patriots Just Defied Trump In The Way That Hurts Him Most

[babylonsister]

34 Patriots Just Defied Trump In The Way That Hurts Him Most

By Colin Taylor
Published on April 19, 2017


President Trump got another chance to smile for the camera and pal around with his heroes on his favorite football team, the New England Patriots – but it turns out they weren’t so excited to hang out with him.

More than half of the team’s 53-man roster refused to attend the White House meeting, as per Patriots beat reporter Doug Kyed.

Link to tweet

Donald Trump’s personal hero, superstar quarterback Tom Brady, cited “personal reasons” for not meeting the President; his mother is reportedly sick but his wife has also publicly warned him to not to get involved in politics.

Other players, however, were much more vocal about their decision to boycott the Oval Office and the photo-op with Trump.

Defensive tackle Alan Branch said that he was “horrified” by Trump’s boasting about the casual sexual assault on the infamous Access Hollywood tape. “I have three daughters. I wouldn’t spend time away from my family to shake the hand of a guy I wouldn’t want to meet with or talk to. I can’t see myself going and then hanging out with my kids and pretending everything was all right” said Branch to the Boston Globe.

Defensive back Devin McCourty told TIME that “I’m not going to the White House. Basic reason for me is I don’t feel accepted in the White House. With the president having so many strong opinions and prejudices I believe certain people might feel accepted there while others won’t. I can’t imagine a way I go there.”

Patriots coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots organization, in general, are notoriously reluctant to speak with the media, so most of the players have elected to keep their personal reasons for staying home to themselves.

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While Trump may have enjoyed receiving his championship jersey from his campaign donor and Patriots owner Robert Kraft, even the sweetness of this victory turned to ash in his mouth.

“What a great play by Danny Amendola that night, where’s Danny? Danny?” asked Trump excitedly at one point, eager to be in the spotlight with the man who made one of the pivotal fourth-down plays during the Patriots’ admittedly epic comeback.

But Danny was not there.

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[exboyfil]

1. Tweet storm tonight

Wonder if he will be restrained by someone.

[BigOleDummy]

2. SWEET!!!

“What a great play by Danny Amendola that night, where’s Danny? Danny?” asked Trump excitedly at one point, eager to be in the spotlight with the man who made one of the pivotal fourth-down plays during the Patriots’ admittedly epic comeback.

But Danny was not there.

I'm a dyed in the wool Bronco's fan ,(Denver's my hometown), but the Patriots just went way up on my list of teams to cheer for this season!

[OldHippieChick]

8. Broncos are my team as well. Can't see

myself ever cheering for Patriots, but I can be happy about a few snubs.

[bluedigger]

37. Try being a Pats fan in Broncoland.

I root for the Broncos so I can get a free donut the next day at City Market. Always a Boston Creme.

[JDC]

50. I'm a Broncos Fan in New England

Moved here two years ago from Denver. I did not own a t shirt that did not have a bronco on it. I've since "blended in" with some wardrobe additions.

*Forgot to mention that this makes me more of a Patriots Fan

[bluedigger]

56. Understandable.

I mean, you gotta blend at Dunkin Donuts, right?

[JDC]

82. That is awesome.

So on point

[lark]

12. Having Danny not there was probably something he really struggled to accept.

After all Danny's white and rich, Drumpf would think they'd be natural friends. Tough luck for him that Amendola obviously has a brain and didn't want to the associated with the trash.

Edited to fix typo

[George II]

58. That "where's Danny?" was perfect - loved it!

[gratuitous]

3. Sick mother, eh Tom Brady?

I guess that's a step up from having to wash one's hair, or an old friend came in unexpectedly from out of town.

[Soxfan58]

11. His mother has cancer!!!

[Kber]

19. Not a Brady or Pats fan, but

his mother is reportedly terminally ill and I guess given the choice of spending time with her or visiting a president who, whatever Tom's feelings might be, is deeply unpopular in the Northeast and with his own wife, he chose his mom.

[bluedigger]

38. Living down to your name, today.

[Docreed2003]

53. Come on...his mom legitimately has cancer and has been very ill

[mythology]

67. So were the people his guru/business partner scammed selling cancer curing snake oil

Brady actively doesn't give a fuck about any of them or he wouldn't still support his guru. Instead, Brady claims that the FTC didn't give the entire story about some magic potion that claimed to cure cancer, diabetes, AIDS, Parkinson's and MS. Apparently his guru lying about being a doctor and lying about a study that found after 8 years 192 of the 200 person study were still alive doesn't make Tom Brady question his guru. The FTC ordering Alex Guerrero to never lie about being a doctor, to stop selling his magic potion, to pay a fine and to never again make false and outrageous claims about supplements again didn't deter Tom Brady from hopping into business with the guy.

Tom Brady had no problems shilling an equally fraudulent concussion proofing water. And when the FTC spanked both Brady and Guerrero, Brady still leaps to defend him.

If Tom Brady has no problems with selling bullshit to desperate people, then I would say his mom dying from one of the same diseases that his business partner eagerly lied about, is poetic justice.

My grandmother died of cancer, my grandfather had Parkinson's, my stepgrandmother died of cancer, my friend's mom has MS, my brother survived stage 4 cancer. It's fucking personal to me that these worthless human beings would gladly lie to people to scam a dishonest buck.

Tom Brady can go fuck himself with a rusty chainsaw for being a despicable human being who steals from desperate people.

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2015/10/09/tom-brady-alex-guerrero-neurosafe/

[DinahMoeHum]

4. Sports version of the Trump inauguration. . .

. . .courtesy of Dave Zirin, sportswriter for The Nation magazine.

Can't wait to listen to his podcast tomorrow on WPFW-FM with former NBA star Etan Thomas regarding this!!

Link to tweet

[iluvtennis]

6. LMBO

[smirkymonkey]

21. Wonder how he's going to try to spin this one?

I love watching him being humiliated in public!

[KittyWampus]

25. the guy has issues with crowd size.

[smirkymonkey]

43. You know what they say....

Small crowds, small ________!

[6000eliot]

23. Jesus Christ, he has that stupid little podium with him again.

What's up with that?

[Demtexan]

32. Whats everybody to know he is president.

Like Bush with his cowboy boots.

[nadine_mn]

41. He needs help standing up right - otherwise gravity would knock his fat ass over

Now before that seems like a gratuitous fat joke - I am actually heavier than Trump and prone to toppling over (that was a thing before I got fat - the weight makes the landing softer)

But seriously he hangs onto that thing for dear life

[DK504]

49. It makes him feel bigger.

Or he borrowed from Keebler Elf.

[tammywammy]

52. I think he uses it to cover his big belly. n/t

[Justice]

36. It's like the inauguration photos all over again!

[madokie]

45. What a contrast

fuck tRUMP and the lies he rode in on. fuck him crossways, upside, downside, outside, inside, all over. I get the willies just reading about the sorry bastard, every time

[tblue37]

68. Also like the way A-list performers boycotted his

inaugural celebration.

[Highway61]

74. YES!!

eom

[disillusioned73]

81. Wow..

I'd venture to guess that it might be the least attended Superbowl Champion visit ever.. lol

[Charles Bukowski]

5. "But Danny was not there"

Oh, that's beautiful.


Wait until the entire roster of eventual NBA champion
skips the meeting completely. Just to mess with Shitstain, they should meet up with former President Obama.

[Barack_America]

31. I don't care for the NFL, but I now have a favorite player anyway.

[mcar]

7. For once, let me say..

Go Patriots!

[Kber]

20. Weird, right?

[smirkymonkey]

60. You know, I'm not a sports fan and I even live in Boston,

but I think I might be a little more supportive of my home town team from now on.

[bullwinkle428]

66. Never thought those words would EVER cross my lips as well!

Kraft and Belichick are still vile scum, but my hat is off to those who stood up against the madness.

[Stallion]

9. I Hear It Was The HUGE-EST Turnout EVER!

much bigger than for Obama

Link to tweet

[Fast Walker 52]

14. yeah, it's awesome! What will Sean Spicer say???

[tblue37]

70. That the absent players are on a ship heading toward North

Korea.

[lunatica]

26. The hugest ever! Again

[bluedigger]

42. Is it just me, or does that crowd look just a little deflated?

[RhodeIslandOne]

10. Before we kiss their ass.....

“Overcoming long odds … is the foundation of everything that is great about this country,” Kraft said at the ceremony from the South Lawn of the White House.

“This year’s championship was achieved after falling behind 25 points … that deficit had only been overcome seven times,” he continued. “In that same [manner], a very good friend of mine for over 25 years … launched a campaign for the president … facing odds almost as long as we faced. He persevered to become the 45th president of the United States.”

Kraft also praised Trump for beating "19 career politicians"

Booby Kraft and Belicheat love this guy.

I'm sure Tommy the coward will be at Mar-A-Lago soon enough when the cameras aren't rolling.

[George II]

17. "Tommy the coward"? Why don't you line up and face 11 250-300 pounders 50 times a game.

[RhodeIslandOne]

18. Why doesn't he answer honestly how he feels about Trump?

That takes far more courage.

[mythology]

69. He whines and cries for a penalty anytime somebody touches him, truly a profile in courage

Quarterbacks are more and more protected to the point where hard hits on them are far less common than in the past. Linemen take the majority of the physical abuse slamming into each other and they are getting far fewer rules to keep them safe.

[NewRedDawn]

73. Fuck Kraft & Bellicheat is right.

I am a Giant fan & Bellicheck came out of our organization. He was & is a great coach,but I despise the arrogant mother fucker & Trumphumper Bob Kraft.

[Fast Walker 52]

13. check out the side-by-side photo comparisons! Amazing!

Link to tweet

[Fast Walker 52]

15. ah, I see several people beat me to it

[Jopin Klobe]

27. What are you talking about??? ...

...there were 1.5 million people there ...

... somewhere in Washington ...

[Fritz Walter]

75. I hope these photos weren't taken by the Nat'l. Park Service

Otherwise, Drumpf will stop payment on his check to them!

Assuming it hasn't bounced already.

[George II]

16. I've been a Patriots fan since shortly after I moved up to New England (25 years ago)....

....I was dreading this event since I didn't want to have mixed feelings about them. This makes me MORE of a fan now! I suspect many more would have wanted to skip it but they got the short straw and went out of respect for the TEAM, no him.

[RhodeIslandOne]

22. Yeah, I'm sure it was the "short straw"

Your wonderful owner made sure to lather every inch of Cheeto's ass in his statement. I've seen Gatorade baths that were less gushing!

[Blaukraut]

28. feel the same way

I was pissed at TB, BB, and Kraft for their support of Trump last year. While both Brady and Kraft cited personal friendship, that didn't excuse any of it. Friends shouldn't let friends loose on an unsuspecting public. As a matter of fact - how can anybody BE friends with someone like Trump and be able to look at oneself in the mirror?

The fact that Trump never once mentioned Brady today was pretty odd, though, considering he couldn't keep stop yammering about him for months

[Docreed2003]

55. Me too!!

[Jopin Klobe]

24. God? ... God?? ... It's me, Donnie ...

... but God was not there ...

... at least, not for TBFB - The Big Fat Baby ...

[onecent]

29. Thank the good lord or someone who set this up.

I am LOVING THIS...TOTALLLY TOTALLY TOTALLY!!!!!

[joeybee12]

30. Tom's parents 48th wedding anniversary is today and considering

She went through another round of radiation right aafter the Super Bowl, not a surprise he backed out .

[onetexan]

33. OUCH

Agent Orange's sweet victory isn't so sweet after all. It's freaking bitter. Hillary must be laughing right now.

[AllaN01Bear]

34. bravo

[nocalflea]

35. Sweet !

[KeepItReal]

39. Maybe if Crazy Ivan had not bailed when the Pats were down 28-3...

.. from his own Super Bowl party even though he counts the coach and Tom Brady as friends?!

The whole team should have boycott the WH thing, not because it's Trump, but because he calls himself a fan of the team, and then left the game and didn't even witness their historic comeback.

No loyalty nor class in that guy.

[JurisGal]

40. "...where's Danny? Danny?"

That is a Joe the Plumber moment, recall McCain's " Joe, where are ya Joe?! We're all Joe the Plumber"!

Ha, how embarrassing!

[Iggo]

44. More than half of 'em skipped it. I am pleasantly surprised.

[C Moon]

46. I certainly hope it's 4th down and long for Trump and company.

[NCjack]

47. And, the play of the day was made by

Danny Amendola, who stayed home.

[Cha]

48. Righteous! I was asking this morning who

else besides Brady wasn't going.

[YOHABLO]

51. Why is a corporate entity like the NFL even meeting with the President?

This is not the Olympics .. it's god damn football. They didn't put their lives on the line like some of our military men and women. In fact they're pampered little babies who have multi-million dollar contracts.

[tblue37]

71. That's about sports fan presidents using their office as

an opportunity to hang with their sports idols.

[L. Coyote]

54. K & R

[nolabear]

57. I may forgive them.

[oasis]

59. 34 Ronin. Kiss our ass Bob Kraft and Donald Trump. nt

[George II]

61. The Danny? moment is at about 1:45 into this video:

[red dog 1]

62. Kick for exposure!

Where's Danny? Danny?

Fuck you, child-raper!

[Blue_Roses]

63. It's really kind of sad

Trump has alienated so many because of his arrogant, boastful, racist attitude. Part of me feels sorry for him, because I don't know if he realizes how toxic he is. What a difference the picture makes when you look at President Obama with the team. They look genuinely glad to be there with him, but with Trump, they look like they all have heartburn.

Pitiful...

[Dem2]

64. Danny??

[genxlib]

65. In fairness

They have been there a number of times before.

As a Dolphins fan, it hurts me to say that.

But it would have been harder for a team full of first timers to say no. It isn't really a "once in a lifetime chance" after the third or fourth visit.

Still warms my heart to see Trump get stood up though.

[Bozvotros]

72. Well something like this might hurt worse....

Maybe Tom would do the honors....

[catbyte]

76. Chris Hayes said last night that Dolt 45* didn't utter Tom Brady's name once. Seems strange if he

wasn't pissed off that Brady was visiting his mom instead of kowtowing to Dear Leader.

[underpants]

78. Yeah but how important is Brady?

Daaaaanny!!!!!

[Enoki33]

77. As a lifelong Dolphins fan the Patriots are the least

appealing team. I now view them in a more appreciative light.

[LAS14]

79. So glad to hear it!

Donald Trump’s personal hero, superstar quarterback Tom Brady, cited “personal reasons” for not meeting the President; his mother is reportedly sick but his wife has also publicly warned him to not to get involved in politics.

[skypilot]

80. I think that...

..."Where's Danny? Danny?" should be a new expression aimed at especially clueless people like Trump and his supporters.