If the Bears win the Super Bowl within the next four years, guard Kyle Long said he would skip a visit to President Donald Trump’s White House, too, just like his brother, Patriots defensive end Chris Long, said he plans to do.
But before you politics-weary sports fans jump all over him, Long joked about his reasons for not making the traditional trip to Washington unless former President Barack Obama was still in office.
“If I won the SB I would only go if B.O. was in there because I would wanna give him the business on the court!!! And I’ve got Area 51 Q’s,” Long tweeted Thursday afternoon.
“I don’t think Donald could answer my questions tbh and I think Michelle and BO would probably be a lot more chill to be around,” he continued.
Former Bear and current Patriot Martellus Bennett drew praise and criticism — usually along political lines — when he said he’s declining Trump’s invitation to the Patriots. Other Patriots expressed plans to bow out, though for different reasons.
Devin McCourty texted to Time magazine, “
Basic reason for me is I don’t feel accepted in the White House. With the president having so many strong opinions and prejudices I believe certain people might feel accepted there while others won’t.”Chris Long tweeted that he planned on skipping the visit anyway, and seemed to imply it had nothing to do with a boycott.
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