By Dan Calabrese ——Bio and Archives--February 14, 2017
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A fifth New England Patriots player says he won’t visit President Trump’s White House following the team's historic Super Bowl win on Sunday. Running back LeGarrette Blount on Thursday said he wouldn't visit the White House, telling reporters: "I just don't feel welcome into that house. I'm just gonna leave it at that." LeGarrete joins defensive end Chris Long, who tweeted Thursday that he "planned on skipping" the event, sharing an article from the New York Daily News, which had asked him to join other teammates by not attending. Three other Patriots players — linebacker Dont’a Hightower, defensive back Devin McCourty and tight end Martellus Bennett — announced their plans to skip the traditional event at the White House celebrating the championship team. “I’m not going to the White House," McCourty told Time magazine. "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."
Bennett has expressed his discontent with Trump on Twitter in the past and said he does not support the president. “I don’t support the guy that’s in the house,” Bennett said. Last month, he tweeted, “America was built on inclusiveness not exclusiveness.”I'm trying to remember if there was ever a player during the Obama years who pulled this for political reasons. I can't think of one, but that's mainly because I don't pay much attention to this ritual (I'm not the biggest fan of it), and also because, if it did happen, the player who did it didn't get hero's coverage from the media. If anything, they would have subjected him to scrutiny for suspected racism or something. The whole thing from McCourty about "I don't feel accepted in the White House" is an awfully curious thing for a guy to say, considering he's being invited to the White House. Who sends an invitation to someone and hopes the person won't show up?
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