Muhammad Ali's ex-wife slaps down Trump's pardon offer: 'Pardon someone who kneels'

[kpete]

MUHAMMAD ALI
Ex-Wife to Trump:
'PARDON SOMEONE WHO'S ALIVE!'

Muhammad Ali's ex-wife says Donald Trump is wasting his time if he's considering pardoning the legendary boxer ... telling TMZ Sports he should focus his energy on the LIVING!

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"I think [Trump] probably was a fan of Ali and he thought he would say something positive about him. That might be it ... but it's a little too late."

Khalilah says if Trump really respects what Ali stood for ... he would "pardon" the NFL players who knelt during the national anthem -- and by that, she means Trump should stop trashing them for standing up for what they believe in.

"If you're willing to say its okay for Muhammad Ali to be pardoned for his freedom and standing up his rights and standing up for not going to the army ... then you're telling me that you're ready to pardon everybody that has done that in the same manner as Muhammad Ali has."

https://www.tmz.com/2018/06/09/khalilah-ali-muhammad-ex-wife-trump-pardon/

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. And anyhow, there's nothing to pardon. His conviction was overturned.

[MaryMagdaline]

2. Beautiful response

[malaise]

3. They don't need a pardon

They haven't done anything wrong - they are exercising their 1st Amendment rights.

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. This

[Garrett78]

8. Yep. As I wrote in another thread about this:

Of course, they don't need to be pardoned. They need to be honored. And honoring them would mean addressing the issue that started Kaepernick's silent protest. In other words, the issue of police killing Black folks without any justification whatsoever.

Never lose sight of what started Kaep's protest.

[madashelltoo]

4. A deliberate ploy for

African American votes. If he pardons someone they love and admire they will follow him to the holy land. Please. Forget about it, Bone Spurs! The simpleminded are even hip to your game now.

[ooky]

5. Ali would excoriate Trump.

[Achilleaze]

7. Thank you Khalilah