With defensive lineman Brandon Graham and a few of his fellow Philadelphia Eagles players already pledging to boycott the White House on Tuesday to celebrate their Super Bowl victory, President Trump punted the team’s invitation altogether Monday evening.
The president said in a statement that he cannot accommodate the team because players should “proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country.”
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