Bill Peduto, Rich Fitzgerald to skip Penguins' White House visit

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Neither Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto nor Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will accompany the Penguins in Washington, D.C., when the team celebrates its second consecutive Stanley Cup win.

Mr. Peduto and Mr. Fitzgerald have declined invitations for an Oct. 10 event honoring the championship team, city and county officials confirmed Tuesday.

Both men attended last October when former President Barack Obama recognized the Penguins for their 2016 Stanley Cup victory.

This time around, Mr. Peduto “doesn’t feel the time is right” for him to visit the executive mansion under President Donald Trump, mayoral spokesman Timothy McNulty said. He said the team invited Mr. Peduto over the weekend.

“Given the president’s comments over the past week and the way in which sports are now becoming a politically divisive issue, he felt the timing is not right,” Mr. McNulty said.

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[femmocrat]

1. Good for them.

After all, Mayor Peduto told trump that he doesn't represent Pittsburgh! No love lost, I am assuming.