On cusp of Stanley Cup, Caps' Smith-Pelly rips 'racist' President Trump
The Washington Capitals are still a win away from clinching the franchise's first-ever Stanley Cup title, but that isn't stopping questions about a potential White House visit should they earn the crown tomorrow night against the Vegas Golden Knights.
On Wednesday, those questions were posed to Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly.
"The things that he spews are straight-up racist and sexist," Smith-Pelly said of Trump in an interview with Postmedia's Michael Traikos. "Some of the things he's said are pretty gross. I'm not too into politics, so I don't know all his other views, but his rhetoric I definitely don't agree with.
"It hasn't come up here, but I think I already have my mind made up."
The Capitals as a team have refrained from commenting on any potential trip to visit the president in Washington, but after hearing from Smith-Pelly, you can begin to understand the sentiment within Washington's dressing room relating to views on the president.
"Things that he's saying about immigrants and people of color, I don't think anyone here would agree with that," said Smith-Pelly. "We've got a lot of Europeans and a lot of Canadians."
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The Capitals will earn the first Cup in the club's 44-year history with a win over Vegas on Thursday night. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. ET from T-Mobile Arena.
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