Yesterday, the New England Patriots visited the White House because when you win a sports title, that’s just something you do. Rob Gronkowski had a good time, but a lot of people skipped it, including Tom Brady.
Brady said “family matters” were the reason for his absence. “Family matters” in this case is code for, “Gisele told me no.”
To show how SAD! and PATHETIC! the Patriots White House visit was, the New York Times posted some fake news.
Patriots' turnout for President Obama in 2015 vs. Patriots' turnout for President Trump today: https://t.co/OxMEOqZonI pic.twitter.com/pLmJWhOw1j
— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) April 19, 2017
Sean Spicer quickly hacked the Patriots account to provide context.
These photos lack context. Facts: In 2015, over 40 football staff were on the stairs. In 2017, they were seated on the South Lawn. https://t.co/iIYtV0hR6Y
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) April 20, 2017
The NYT was quick to respond with some context for the context about the context. I promise I won’t do that again.
Patriots' turnout for President Obama in 2015 vs. Patriots' turnout for President Trump today: https://t.co/OxMEOqZonI pic.twitter.com/pLmJWhOw1j
— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) April 19, 2017
Spicer via the Patriots account did the best thing he knew how to do. He compared Trump to George Bush. Because we all loved him as president.
Comparable photos: The last time the #Patriots won two Super Bowls in three years, 36 players visited the White House. Today, we had 34. pic.twitter.com/Aslvf1RaXU
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) April 20, 2017
Trump, who has nothing better to do than worrying about how many football players visited him at the White House, couldn’t stay silent.
Yup, this is our president.
Can we just end these stupid visits to the White House for sports teams? I don’t know who started them or why they became a thing, but they’ve never served a purpose. Imagine what the president could accomplish if he did spend four days out of the year taking photos with athletes. Well, not this president. But a competent one.