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https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-england-patriots-coach-bill-belichick-declines-trumps-presidential-medal-of-freedom-offerNew England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will not accept President Trumps award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he announced in a statement Monday. The statement, first announced by ESPNs Adam Schefter, comes after media reports on Sunday that Trump had invited the six-time Super Bowl winner to the White House to receive the nations highest civilian honor. The tragic events of last week occurred and the decision has been made not to move forward with the award, Belichick wrote in the statement. The coach and the president are longtime friends, with the former writing a congratulatory note to the latter after his 2016 election. Belichicks public break with Trump comes on the heels of several companies freezing the president out after he helped incite a riot in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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CentralMass
(15,265 posts)UTUSN
(70,720 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,377 posts)AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)-
unlike those FAKE ones on Jan 6.
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)I wouldn't take anything that asshole offered either!
magicarpet
(14,157 posts)StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Bill Belichick says he wont accept Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump
By Cindy Boren
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/01/11/president-trump-bill-belichick-medal-of-freedom/
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)But I was surprised when him and Kraft backed Trump in 2016. I have business associates and friends in that region, Kraft and Belichick are out front doing a lot for people in need there, that is what shocked me when I heard that they supported Trump.
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Not a fan of him but applaud him for rejecting that dumb would be tyrant.
We need to lock Drumpf up in the Psychiatric Wing of a Prison ASAP.
captain queeg
(10,220 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Not even close to joking.
Freedomofspeech
(4,227 posts)Now this means that I have to like him. I am beyond thrilled that he did the right thing!