President Trump suggested LeBron James “might be a racist” while praising Michael Jordan, after being asked which basketball star is the greatest of all time.
President Trump said NBA star LeBron James may be a racist and chose Michael Jordan when asked about the long-running debate on the best basketball player https://t.co/sg9S8U8XZ3 pic.twitter.com/x1i025tf1s
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Trump calls LeBron James ‘maybe a racist’
Trump just picked a side in the Jordan-LeBron debate — and it got personal.
According to Reuters, during a White House press conference, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Trump whether Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the “best ever,” following news that James plans to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Trump responded that Jordan is “a friend of mine” whom he plays golf with, before adding of James: “Maybe he’s a racist, but maybe he doesn’t like Trump. I don’t know. I only like people that like me.”
James has endorsed Trump’s presidential opponents in the last three elections — Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris — and previously criticized Trump after he withdrew the Warriors’ White House invitation in 2017.
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