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34 Patriots Just Defied Trump In The Way That Hurts Him Most

By Colin Taylor
Published on April 19, 2017


President Trump got another chance to smile for the camera and pal around with his heroes on his favorite football team, the New England Patriots – but it turns out they weren’t so excited to hang out with him.

More than half of the team’s 53-man roster refused to attend the White House meeting, as per Patriots beat reporter Doug Kyed.

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Donald Trump’s personal hero, superstar quarterback Tom Brady, cited “personal reasons” for not meeting the President; his mother is reportedly sick but his wife has also publicly warned him to not to get involved in politics.

Other players, however, were much more vocal about their decision to boycott the Oval Office and the photo-op with Trump.

Defensive tackle Alan Branch said that he was “horrified” by Trump’s boasting about the casual sexual assault on the infamous Access Hollywood tape. “I have three daughters. I wouldn’t spend time away from my family to shake the hand of a guy I wouldn’t want to meet with or talk to. I can’t see myself going and then hanging out with my kids and pretending everything was all right” said Branch to the Boston Globe.

Defensive back Devin McCourty told TIME that “I’m not going to the White House. Basic reason for me is I don’t feel accepted in the White House. With the president having so many strong opinions and prejudices I believe certain people might feel accepted there while others won’t. I can’t imagine a way I go there.”

Patriots coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots organization, in general, are notoriously reluctant to speak with the media, so most of the players have elected to keep their personal reasons for staying home to themselves.

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While Trump may have enjoyed receiving his championship jersey from his campaign donor and Patriots owner Robert Kraft, even the sweetness of this victory turned to ash in his mouth.

“What a great play by Danny Amendola that night, where’s Danny? Danny?” asked Trump excitedly at one point, eager to be in the spotlight with the man who made one of the pivotal fourth-down plays during the Patriots’ admittedly epic comeback.

But Danny was not there.

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