Per usual, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to express his grievances with…well pretty much everyone.
Golden State Warriors basketball star Stephen Curry talked about the White House invite saying to reporters on Friday, "I don't want to go…my beliefs stay the same." Ignoring the fact that Curry broke up with him first, Trump hopped on his Twitter account Saturday morning to rescind the invitation, saying it's an honor for an NBA championship team.
Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team.Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2017
Twitter quickly responded, with one user even stating that Trump is more upset about being turned down by Curry than he was about neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia.
When Steph Curry makes you angrier than Nazis, you might be Donald Trump. https://t.co/Bo9A4v8XdH
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) September 23, 2017
Are you upset Steph doesn't want to see you?
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TaIbertSwan) September 23, 2017
Steph doesn't need to visit the White House to meet a #Dotard pretend-president. He met a Real President before????#TakeAKnee
#TheResistance ???? pic.twitter.com/NLVb3pfWzU— Gabriel Dan Radu (@GabrielDanRadu) September 23, 2017
Donald Trump: “Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!”
Steph Curry: pic.twitter.com/KTYW7LDFEq
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) September 23, 2017
It's unclear whether the invitation is withdrawn from Curry alone or the entire team, but one Twitter user thought this might be the team's response to the news.
Stephen Curry & The Golden State Warriors responding to Donald Trump White House comment pic.twitter.com/GheOVVXLI5
— TreTheGentleman (@TreTheGentleman) September 23, 2017
Celebrities also responded in support of Steph's decision, including ESPN's Jemele Hill who recently received backlash after calling Trump a white supremacist on Twitter.
You can't be uninvited to something you weren't going to anyway pic.twitter.com/oZVmDn5ClH
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 23, 2017
U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017
Man, nobody with any sense or self-respect considers it an honor to be within a 10 mile radius of you. It is known. https://t.co/J4L5w4mS8E
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 23, 2017
Curry isn't the only celebrity athlete Trump has targeted in the past few days. During a rally in Alabama for Sen. Luther Strange on Friday, Trump also had some harsh comments for NFL players protesting during the National Anthem.
