Daily Beast: Patriots' Bill Belichick Turns Down Trump's Medal of Freedom Offer

[SheltieLover]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-england-patriots-coach-bill-belichick-declines-trumps-presidential-medal-of-freedom-offer

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will not accept President Trump’s award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he announced in a statement Monday. The statement, first announced by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, comes after media reports on Sunday that Trump had invited the six-time Super Bowl winner to the White House to receive the nation’s highest civilian honor. “The tragic events of last week occurred and the decision has been made not to move forward with the award,” Belichick wrote in the statement. The coach and the president are longtime friends, with the former writing a congratulatory note to the latter after his 2016 election. Belichick’s public break with Trump comes on the heels of several companies freezing the president out after he helped incite a riot in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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[CentralMass]

1. Well done coach.

[UTUSN]

2. Bwah!1

[BeyondGeography]

3. Knock me over with a feather

[AmyStrange]

4. He's a real Patriot...

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unlike those FAKE ones on Jan 6.
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[SheltieLover]

6. Sounds like it!

I wouldn't take anything that asshole offered either!

[magicarpet]

5. Turd time for trDump ....

[StarfishSaver]

7. Washington Post story

Bill Belichick says he won’t accept Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump
By Cindy Boren

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/01/11/president-trump-bill-belichick-medal-of-freedom/

[Blue_true]

8. I know that many here hate Belichick.

But I was surprised when him and Kraft backed Trump in 2016. I have business associates and friends in that region, Kraft and Belichick are out front doing a lot for people in need there, that is what shocked me when I heard that they supported Trump.

[colsohlibgal]

9. Commendable

Not a fan of him but applaud him for rejecting that dumb would be tyrant.

We need to lock Drumpf up in the Psychiatric Wing of a Prison ASAP.

[captain queeg]

10. Getting a medal from trump ought to be seen as a huge dishonor.

[SheltieLover]

12. I would perceive it as such

Not even close to joking.

[Freedomofspeech]

11. I am gobsmacked by this...

Now this means that I have to like him. I am beyond thrilled that he did the right thing!