At least six New England Patriots players so far have said they plan to skip their team’s visit to the White House later this year to celebrate their Super Bowl LI victory with President Donald Trump. A date hasn’t been set, but they’re already speaking out against the trip, in the mere week since the team’s stunning victory over the Atlanta Falcons on February 5.Related: Patriots tight end says he won’t visit Trump at White HouseWhether dining with Trump and Japan’s prime minister at Mar-a-Lago, writing a letter in support of Trump’s candidacy or keeping a “Make America Great Again” hat in a locker, it’s not a secret that Patriots owner Robert Kraft, head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady have associations with the businessman-turned-president. (And that support isn’t sitting well with now-former loyal fans.) Ahead of the Super Bowl, the ex-supporters told Newsweek they couldn’t stomach the thought of New England’s Holy Trinity raising the Vince Lombardi Trophy with Trump. “That’s morally questionable,” one disgruntled fan had said, hypothetically speaking about the team’s eventual win.The White House tradition dates back to at least President Andrew Johnson, when he hosted the Brooklyn Atlantics and Washington Nationals amateur baseball clubs… Read full this story
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