IN an interview dropped just before the SuperBowl, el Presidente Trumpo says that it’s too dangerous for Barron to play.
On whether he would let his son Barron play football, @realDonaldTrump says, “If he wanted to? Yes. Would I steer him that way? No, I wouldn't.” He adds, “I just don't like the reports that I see coming out having to do with football.” pic.twitter.com/erMjmKxBlc
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 3, 2019
Perfectly reasonable. I think it’s sad that there’s evidence the NFL did hide important information about the effects of playing football in the past. But that is no longer in the case. Players who play now know what they’re in for. And that could include a lifetime of debilitating brain trauma. I don’t blame any parent who doesn’t think that’s the best sport for a kid to play, especially since they’re still developing physiologically at younger ages.
On the other hand, it IS just slightly hypocritical for Trump to say this when he has, in the past, mocked the NFL for getting rid of the big hits that we were use to in the past. He really railed against it, and given that he recognizes the danger of those hits now, it shows that he just says whatever sounds good at the moment in service to his political agenda. And in our current political climate, people love that.
Then there’s this idiot making a complete jackass point:
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy from repetitive head injury is a real problem in football. Trump’s caution for his son Barron playing the sport is the first time he’s shown real empathy. Wish he had the same empathy for the black players who took a knee to fight white supremacy.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) February 3, 2019
Huh?
And this “feminist” a-hole who writes for Playboy magazine declares open season on Barron:
https://twitter.com/girlsreallyrule/status/1092084844434206720Because Trump answers a question about Barron asked by a reporter, this scumbag thinks they can target the kid now? These people are insane.
Here’s more of the interview: