Trump says NBA has become 'like a political organization'
"I don't know much about the NBA protests. I know their ratings have been very bad." - Trump
Impeached President Donald Trump says the @NBA has become like a political organization, and the corrupt wannabe-dictator says he doesn't think that's good for the country. "People are tired of the NBA," he says at a news conference that was supposed to be about Hurricane Laura.
He's mad because NBA teams are going on strike and games are being called off, to protest the ongoing killings of Black men and women by police in America with near-absolute impunity - and he's making it clear that the killers of Black Americans have the endorsement of the president.
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BREAKING: Trump says the @NBA has become like a political organization and he doesn't think that's good for the country. "People are tired of the NBA," he says. pic.twitter.com/ll9LAgcB61
- Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 27, 2020
Trump says the NBA has become like a political organization and that is not a good thing pic.twitter.com/JGIGNYfLI9
- Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) August 27, 2020
Asked for his thoughts on NBA players going on strike following yet another police shooting of a black man, Trump says, "I don't know much about the NBA protest. I know their ratings have been very bad." pic.twitter.com/p0OYa1dFrO
- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 27, 2020
"I don't much about the protest but I know their ratings have been very bad," replies @POTUS when specifically asked again about the @NBA players' walkout.
- Steve Herman (@W7VOA) August 27, 2020
#HurricaneLaura briefing underway at @fema HQ for @POTUS. pic.twitter.com/zY7l0Ys0qe
- Steve Herman (@W7VOA) August 27, 2020