President Donald Trump trolled sports teams who have declined to visit the White House, with a Monday morning tweet noting that the Boston Red Sox have been winning “since coming to the White House.”
The president seemed to take credit for the Sox winning streak with a tweet saying, “Has anyone noticed that all the Boston @RedSox have done is WIN since coming to the White House!”
Trump then broadened that to other teams that have visited the White House and even took a shot at, Sports Illustrated.
“Others also have done very well,” Trump added. “The White House visit is becoming the opposite of being on the cover of Sports Illustrated! By the way, the Boston players were GREAT guys!”
Has anyone noticed that all the Boston @RedSox have done is WIN since coming to the White House! Others also have done very well. The White House visit is becoming the opposite of being on the cover of Sports Illustrated! By the way, the Boston players were GREAT guys!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 13, 2019
Just prior to their White House visit, the Sox won two games in a row and then proceeded to sweep the Mariners after the visit, according to the New York Post.
Not every member of the Red Sox took advantage of the invitation to visit the White House.
American League MVP Mookie Betts, David Price, Xander Bogaerts, and team manager Alex Cora all decided to skip the visit to D.C.
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