Charles Barkley: Teams should visit White House, respect president

Sixers and Suns legend Charles Barkley believes that, regardless of who holds the presidential office, it is important for teams to continue visiting the White House and demonstrating respect for the office of the president.

“I don’t care who the president is. He’s the President of the United States. It’s bothered me, the last 10 years, they’re like, ‘Well, I’m not going because this certain person is president.’ Dude, it’s the President of the United States. Even though I disagree with President Trump on some things, if I met him, I would still give him the respect and dignity he deserves.

“We can disagree, but it bothers me when these teams don’t want to go to the White House. I’m just disappointed … we got so divided. Where did we get to as a country when we’re like, ‘We’re not going to the White House, we don’t like who’s in there.’ That’s just stupid.”

Charles Barkley says teams should still visit the White House and show respect to the president, regardless of who is in office

“I don’t care who the president is. He’s the President of the United States. It’s bothered me, the last 10 years, they’re like, ‘Well, I’m not going… pic.twitter.com/BEhoSYeLcy

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