the former president Donald Trump has returned to the American professional sports scene, this time, to order the boycott baseball of the Major Leagues after they announced the withdrawal of the celebration, this summer, of the Game of the Stars in Atlanta, in protest of the new voting law passed in the state of Atlanta Georgia.
Trump, who during his tenure had a permanent confrontation with major leagues to consider that they were “Politicized” and managers “coerced” by the players ’threats, urged fans to boycott the competition, through a statement issued by the organization Save America PAC.
The former president claimed that the leadership of the Major Leagues was “afraid of the radical democrats of the left”, alleging that the party pressured the commissioner, Rob Manfred, to change the seat, due to Georgia’s new election law, recently signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
Trump also targeted large corporations based in Atlanta as Coca-Cola and Delta, Who issued statements against the law of Georgia, as they can follow the same path of the boycott that will suffer the Major Leagues.
“Baseball is already losing a lot of fans,” Trump wrote, “and now they’re leaving Atlanta with their Game of Stars because they are afraid of radical left-wing Democrats who do not want a voter ID, which is desperately needed, to protect our elections. “
For his part, Governor Kemp defined the decision of the Major Leagues as a genuine one “Madness”, And has stated that electoral laws in New York, headquarters of the Major League, Were still “stricter” than those in Georgia.
Other Trump controversies
During his presidency, Trump repeatedly criticized the National Football League (NFL) to allow protests from players during the performance of the national anthem before games, which has been considered an “insult” and “disrespect” to the entire country.
Last year he qualified for the NBA as a “political organization” after several teams suspended playoff games in protest of police brutality.
Trump too has defined in the NBA as “bought” by China, alleging that the basketball league has favored its own overseas gains over support for pro-democracy policies.
His clash was also with NBA stars, led by winger LeBron James, of Los Angeles Lakers, who refused to visit the White House while he was in office.
Quite the opposite of what happened to his predecessor in office, the Democrat barack Obama, Whom the NBA stars admired and now have as an “advisor.”
The players’ union confirmed that it had consulted with Obama before deciding to boycott several playoff games in protest of the death of the black citizen George Floyd.
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