Why Aren't Repulicans Standing Up to Dictator Trump?

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@Grimalken

I don’t know what basis Trump used for canceling it. I did hear that only a handful of Eagles employees and players were going to attend, trump may have felt snubbed.

Could it be that maybe Trump canceled it for that reason? If so, is it okay for players to use their own petty politics to refuse to attend?

Probably. But 1). why would you characterize the politics (or views, convictions, and beliefs) of those players as “petty”? Clearly, a player like Torrey Smith (for example) has sincere problems with Donald Trump and has expressed them clearly; you may disagree, but he’s not being “petty”; and 2). why do you presume that the Eagles are the only ones being “political” here, when Trump–who, you know, is an actual politician–has openly and deliberately exploited this polarizing issue for political benefit? Look, he had opportunities to be magnanimous here (seriously), but ultimately chose a pretty low road (smearing the players dishonestly and then holding a fake “rally”).