Eagles visit to the White House cancelled

The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles' White House visit has been canceled due to the controversy over standing for the National Anthem at NFL games, President Donald Trump announced Monday. "The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow," Trump said in a statement. "They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country. The Eagles wanted to send a smaller delegation, but the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better."By tradition, the President typically invites the champions of major professional and college sports to the White House for a visit as a part of their victory celebrations. According to some inside sources, the issue Trump brought to the fore -- players kneeling during the National Anthem -- was not one of the team's chief concerns (none of the players on the Eagles team that won the Super Bowl took a knee during the anthem during the regular season…safety Malcolm Jenkins raised his fist during the anthem to protest racial injustice before some games, but he stopped when the NFL pledged to make a $100 million donation to various charities in November).

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