Updated at 11:05 p.m. ET
President Trump has disinvited this year’s Super Bowl winners, the Philadelphia Eagles, from a victory celebration at the White House Tuesday. The reason: the team won’t promise that all players will stand with hand on heart for the national anthem.
In a statement issued Monday, Trump provided the following explanation: “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.”
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