Former president Donald Trump returned to the American professional sports scene, this time to ask baseball boycott Major League Baseball after announcing the withdrawal of the holiday, this summer, a Star game in Atlanta, protesting against the new voting law passed in the state Georgia.
Trump, who during his tenure had a constant confrontation with major leagues because he felt they were “Politicized” and managers “constrained” by the threats of the players, urged the fans to do so boycott competition, by a statement issued by the organization Save America’s CAP.
The former president claimed that the Major League Baseball leadership was “afraid of radical left-wing democrats”, claiming that the party had pressured the commissioner, Rob Manfred, to change venue, thanks to Georgia’s new election law recently signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
Trump also targeted large corporations based in Atlanta like Coca-Cola and Delta, who have issued statements against Georgian law, given that they can follow the same boycott path they Ligi mari.
“Baseball is already losing a lot of fans,” Trump wrote, “and now he’s leaving Atlanta with them. Star game because they are afraid of radical left-wing democrats who do not want an identity document desperately needed to protect our elections. “
For his part, Governor Kemp defined the Major League Baseball decision as genuine “madness”and stated that the electoral laws in New York, the headquarters of the Major League, were still “stricter” than Georgia’s.
Other Trump controversies
During his presidency, Trump repeatedly criticized National Football League (NFL) for allowing players to protest during the performance of the national anthem before the games, which he considered an “insult” and “disrespect” to the entire country.
Last year he evaluated NBA as a “political organization” after several teams suspended playoff games in protest of police brutality.
And Trump defined the NBA as “bought” by China, claiming that the basketball league favored its own overseas gains over support for pro-democracy policies.
His confrontation was also with NBA stars, led by striker LeBron James, from Los Angeles Lakers, who refused to visit the White House while he was president.
On the contrary, what happened to his predecessor in office, the Democrat Barack Obama, which NBA stars admired and now have as a “counselor.”
The players’ union confirmed that it had consulted with Obama before deciding to boycott several games in the playoffs, as a protest against the death of the black citizen. George Floyd.
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