The president also addressed the shadow that the coronavirus cast over the most recent MLB season.
“When we go through a crisis, very often, sports brings us together to heal.
The nonpartisan nature of Biden’s remarks, as well as the amicable terms of the Dodgers’ visit, were markedly dissimilar from the vast majority of the ceremonies Trump hosted at the White House for championship sports teams over the past four years.
In September 2017 — a month after his infamous “both sides” assessment of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Trump also disinvited the Philadelphia Eagles from traveling to the White House in 2018 — a day before their scheduled visit — after it became clear that only a handful of the championship NFL team’s players were planning to attend.
soccer star Megan Rapinoe said in an interview that she was “not going to the f—ing White House” if the American team triumphed — prompting Trump to attack her on Twitter and extend an invitation to all the squad’s players, “win or lose.” The U.S.
Although the MLB championship-winning Boston Red Sox did participate in a trip to the White House in 2019, only a portion of the team appeared beside Trump in Washington.
There were few signs of political discord at the event on Friday, however, which was also attended by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.
“We have — when you talk about mixed families — I’ve got a mixed family, and she’s got a mixed family, based on baseball and sports,” Biden said in reference to the vice president, who is a fan of the San Francisco Giants.
“I’m not going to mention that team in northern California in the San Francisco area.