Chris Paul: Trump isn't 'man enough' to call athletes 'son of a b----' to their face

[Bill]

Chris Paul: Trump isn't 'man enough' to call athletes 'son of a b----' to their face

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul said Saturday President Trump isn’t “man enough” to call athletes a “son of a b----“ to their faces after Trump used the term to describe athletes who kneel during the national anthem.

“With everything that's going on in our country, why are YOU focused on who's kneeling and visiting the White House??? #StayInYoLane,” Paul tweeted. “And I doubt he's man enough to call any of those players a son of a bitch to their face…”



Paul, who also serves as the president of the NBA Players Association, joined a host of other athletes calling out Trump for his attacks on athletes. Paul also called the president out for saying Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry is no longer invited to visit the White House following their championship win.
"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a b---- off the field right now,'" Trump said Friday, adding, "'He is fired.'"

Then on Saturday, Trump said Curry’s invitation to the White House was “withdrawn” because the NBA point guard was “hesitating.”

“Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team,” Trump tweeted. “Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!"

LeBron James, who serves with Paul as vice president of the NBAPA, called Trump a “bum” for withdrawing Curry’s invitation and said visiting the White House “was a great honor until you showed up!”




Curry said this week he didn’t want the Warriors to visit the White House because of Trump.

The player said his reasons for not wanting to visit the White House were “that we basically don’t stand for what our president has said, and the things he hasn’t said at the right time,” according to SF Gate.

At a rally supporting Alabama Senate candidate Luther Strange (R) on Friday, Trump called on NFL owners to fire players for taking a knee during the national anthem.

Trump also said NFL owners should fire players if they refuse to stand during the national anthem.

[Русский агент]

LOL, if he did call any of the kneelers an SOB to their privileged faces, silly Billy, they'd bend the knee.

Right?

[canceled.2021.2]

While I agree with the sentiment, I do not think Trump should be weighing in on this stuff.


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[cawacko]

I'm trying to umderstand what trump thinks he's gaining by going after athletes. I'll assume people smarter than me know but I can't see what people who weren't for him before are now after this

[Minister of Truth]

People who hate America should always be called out.

[Darth Omar]

While I agree with the sentiment, I do not think Trump should be weighing in on this stuff.

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I agree that he should stay out of it.

But he at least is weighing in on the right side of it, politically and otherwise.

[floridafan]

The "right" side of this issue is free speech. Its really none of his business.

[Darth Omar]

The "right" side of this issue is free speech. Its really none of his business.

Being POTUS doesn't mean giving up your free speech rights lol.

[floridafan]

The president has far more important things to do than spew about this matter. All he ever wants to do is earn points with his base, in the meantime his approval among other republicans continues to sink.

[domer76]

[Micawber]

Chris Paul is a great hoops player but I lost some respect for him when he hit Julius Hodge in the nut sack.

[iolo]

Mr Trump is obviously not a man - at best a puffed-up twelve-year-old showing off and beating his hollow chest to prove he's no longer eleven but has a rich father. An ass!

[Micawber]

I'm trying to umderstand what trump thinks he's gaining by going after athletes. I'll assume people smarter than me know but I can't see what people who weren't for him before are now after this

What's to figure out? Black demonstrations of "militancy" or criticism of the government, especially from wealthy black people,are red meat for his racist base, the same people, by the way, that aren't shy when they want to disrespect the US government. You are right it gets him nothing new, but in his book the fire of hate must be constantly stoked or it might go out.

[christiefan915]

"At a rally supporting Alabama Senate candidate Luther Strange (R) on Friday, Trump called on NFL owners to fire players for taking a knee during the national anthem.

Trump also said NFL owners should fire players if they refuse to stand during the national anthem."

How crass and boorish can the man get, calling a player who exercised his right to free speech an SOB. He's pushing for a police state in this country.

[cawacko]

What's to figure out? Black demonstrations of "militancy" or criticism of the government, especially from wealthy black people,are red meat for his racist base, the same people, by the way, that aren't shy when they want to disrespect the US government. You are right it gets him nothing new, but in his book the fire of hate must be constantly stoked or it might go out.

McCain is a white male republican and look what he said about him. Dude is clearly not afraid to go after any and everyone.