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Nothing Unites a Team Like Getting Disinvited From the White House

Winning the Super Bowl is pretty good, too.

Louisa Thomas |The Atlantic

Of all the events that were almost unimaginable before Donald Trump took office, the disinvitation of the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House less than 24 hours before their scheduled visit has to rank high.

Traditionally, NFL games feature paroxysms of patriotism — the fading contrails of fighter jets; American flags the size of small nation-states — and the White House visit of the Super Bowl champions has been an easy photo-op for all involved. But that was then.

“The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow,” Trump’s statement read. “They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country.”        Continue reading →