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Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Melania Trump issues statement in support of LeBron James after president insults him
Twitter users blasted President Donald Trump on Saturday after he questioned LeBron James's intelligence in a tweet.
First lady Melania Trump issued a statement Saturday in support of
LeBron James, after President Trump posted a late-night tweet attacking
the basketball star.
The president took to his favorite medium and attacked James’s
intelligence Friday night after CNN aired an interview in which the NBA
star told anchor Don Lemon that he thought Trump was trying to divide the country by using sports as a wedge.
“Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don
Lemon,” Trump wrote. “He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to
do. I like Mike!”
Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!
Trump had apparently watched the rebroadcast of the interview, which originally aired Monday, CNN said.
Lemon’s questions mostly focused on James’s time off the court, covering
James’s newly completed I Promise School in Akron, a public and
nonprofit partnership designed to help underserved kids in his Ohio
hometown.
James, a newly minted Los Angeles Laker, three-time NBA Finals MVP and double Olympic gold medalist, said the school opening made Monday perhaps the greatest day of his life.
But Lemon also discussed James’s political awakening, driven by racial
upheaval in the country and Trump’s ongoing battle with Colin Kaepernick
and other NFL players who have knelt during the national anthem to
protest police killings of black men.
“What I’ve noticed over the past few months,” James told Lemon, “is
[Trump has] kinda used sports to kinda divide us, and that’s something
that I can’t relate to.”
While James has not commented on Trump’s tweet, others have responded both directly and indirectly — like the first lady.
“It looks like LeBron James is working to do good things on behalf of
our next generation,” said Melania Trump’s spokeswoman Stephanie
Grisham. “And just as she always has, the First Lady encourages everyone
to have an open dialogue about issues facing children today.”
Grisham went on to say that the first lady supports “responsible online
behavior” as part of her Be Best initiative, and said that Melania Trump
would be open to visiting James’s new school.
The first lady wasn’t the first to mention her anti-bullying initiative
on Saturday. Lemon defended James and alluded to Be Best while taking a
jab at the president Saturday.
Who’s the real dummy? A man who puts kids in classrooms or one who puts kids in cages? #BeBest https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/08/02/lebron-james-i-promise-school-akron-ohio-don-lemon-cnn-tonight.cnn …
“Who’s the real dummy? A man who puts kids in classrooms or one who puts
kids in cages?” Lemon said on Twitter. He included a #BeBest hashtag.
Melania Trump wasn’t the only person with experience as the first lady
to respond in James’s favor. Hilary Clinton sent a tweet Saturday
afternoon in which she praised James for being “a great family man” and
“incredible ballplayer” who “gives back to his community and isn’t
afraid to speak his mind.”
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