Didn’t the Philadelphia Eagles originally RSVP to a White House recognition event for their Super Bowl victory and a tribute to their national championship? What I think most of the team refused to attend was a politically motivated, divisive event recast as a patriotic tribute to President Donald Trump’s victory over the NFL and its players, given the league’s new national anthem policy (June 5, “Trump Calls Off Eagles’ Visit Over Anthem Dispute”). That seems more a “slap in the face” to the Eagles and the NFL players than it does a recognition of the Super Bowl champions.
Traditionally, this is just a nice White House visit and photo op. This event was supposed to be about the Super Bowl champs, wasn’t it?
TRACY SOSKA
Pleasant Hills
