Washington Nationals player says he won't visit Trump White House: 'I just can't do it'

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Source: the Hill




By Justin Wise - 11/02/19 07:24 AM EDT



Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle will not visit the White House with his teammates when President Trump hosts the club to celebrate their World Series victory.

Doolittle, a relief pitcher who joined the Nationals in 2017, told The Washington Post on Friday that he will not attend a White House ceremony scheduled for Monday because of his opposition to Trump.

“There’s a lot of things, policies that I disagree with, but at the end of the day, it has more to do with the divisive rhetoric and the enabling of conspiracy theories and widening the divide in this country," Doolittle said.

"My wife and I stand for inclusion and acceptance, and we’ve done work with refugees, people that come from, you know, the ‘shithole countries,' ” he added, referencing remarks Trump made in 2018 about immigrants coming from Haiti and other African nations.

Doolittle went on to say that "as much as I wanted to be there with my teammates and share that experience with my teammates, I can’t do it.".............

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/468659-washington-nationals-player-says-he-wont-visit-trump-white-house-i

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Has Drump called him a name yet?
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This man brings me hope.

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[MyOwnPeace]

2. He SHOULD go.................

and take along the 50 thousand people that shouted "LOCK HIM UP"!" at the ball game - they're all there in the neighborhood!

[dware]

3. Good for him for taking a stand against racism.

I hope the rest of the team follows his lead and declines the invitation to the WH.

[Magoo48]

24. He can't be the only one.

[dware]

29. I'm taking an educated guess that he's not the only one.

Hopefully the whole team will tell him no thanks.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Class act.

[riversedge]

5. I added this--more of what he said--to OP.............

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[empedocles]

6. NBA Champion Warriors in '17&18 refused to go to WH, [and met privately

with former President Obama as a rebuke to trump.

Members of World Series 2018 Red Sox refused trump.

[Imo - athletes can make much needed statements across many constituencies, to expose trump. Pressuring team owners not to patronize trump properties for team road trips has also been done].

[Scarsdale]

7. Obviously, Sean is a man with

principles. People like THAT are not welcome in this WH. They attract the dregs, crooks and scoundrels of USA and Russia. No criminal past? Don't come here, then.

[IronLionZion]

8. Of course Obi Sean Kenobi would have some good principles

The force is strong with this one

[ret5hd]

9. Well, you won't get your hamberder then! So there!

[DinahMoeHum]

15. Who the F wants to eat lukewarm fast food anyway??

n/t

[Grokenstein]

25. But but but he also won't get to bask in the presence!!

The presence of Lord God Emperor Puppet Sharpie, out of whose ass the sun shines! This sports-ball player fella's the one who desperately needs the positive coverage, not Puppet Sharpie, that's just fake witch hunt news!!

[IronLionZion]

10. Sean Doolittle and Eireann Dolan may be baseball's most 'woke' couple

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/sean-doolittle-and-eireann-dolan-may-be-baseballs-most-woke-couple/2018/03/27/646b32ca-2dda-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html



For those who don't know, Sean Doolittle and Eireann Dolan are a very lefty Irish couple involved in lots of good progressive social causes.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

23. Thanks. I was thinking of that article exactly.

Sean and Eireann Doolittle show up in several threads at DU.

[Auggie]

11. He won't be the only player not to visit

[groundloop]

12. Have any more officially declined yet? I've looked and can't find anyone else.

In my most humble opinion it would be fitting for the team to celebrate with President Obama at Jose Andres restaurant.

[Auggie]

19. Give them time

[IronLionZion]

26. The Golden State Warriors met with Obama and Pelosi after telling Trump to go F himself

After White House snub, the Golden State Warriors met with Obama and Nancy Pelosi during trip to DC

https://www.businessinsider.com/r-nba-warriors-meet-obama-in-dc-before-beating-wizards-2019-1

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Every team should do the same.

[mountain grammy]

13. Good for him.

[iluvtennis]

14. Love that Sean Doolittle has the integrity to stand on his values. Bravo.

[DinahMoeHum]

16. Sean and Eireann did a podcast last March. . .

. . .with The Nation's sportswriter Dave Zirin:

https://soundcloud.com/edgeofsports/will-the-caps-on-major-league-heads-be-union-made

And while he won't be going to the White House, he has accepted an invitation to the NHL's Washington Capitals game the Sunday night before, when they will honor the Nationals.

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[flying_wahini]

17. Well now I'm feeling better about the Astros losing.

LOL! Not really but glad someone with a voice has used it to smack down the Orange asshole.

[flamingdem]

18. Fantastic statement by Dolittle

Hooray!!!

[Pepsidog]

21. Local boy went to school in South Jersey making us proud.

[turbinetree]

22. Good on Doolittle, and why the others will go to a enabling traitor who will offer

cheeseburgers and fries just to massage his malignant narcissistic psychopathic mind, so he can get a shirt with his name on the back, with a number 1 .........................I got a name for the shirt "LOCK ME UP"........................................

[Mike Nelson]

27. Cheers to Mr Doolittle!

[Evolve Dammit]

28. Thank you Sean. He deseves nothing except a jail cell.

[Cal Carpenter]

30. "...coming from Haiti and other African nations."

Really, The Hill?

Uhhhhh, Haiti isn't an "African nation".

It is a nation primarily made up of people of African descent. It is a remarkable nation birthed from a revolution by primarily enslaved people with an important and usually overlooked history.

But it is a Caribbean nation, not an African one.

[AnnieBW]

31. Love My Obi-Sean Kenobi!

He's a great guy. He and his wife do a lot of good in this city.