Trump questions whether UCLA players released from China 'will say thank you'

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



By CRISTIANO LIMA 11/15/2017 10:42 AM EST

President Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned whether the three UCLA basketball players released from China on Tuesday after being accused of shoplifting while traveling abroad would thank him for his hand in delivering them back to Los Angeles.

"Do you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you President Trump? They were headed for 10 years in jail!" the president tweeted Wednesday morning.

The three UCLA freshmen were arrested last week after being charged with stealing sunglasses from a Luis Vitton store near their hotel in Hangzhou, where they awaited a tournament in Shanghai. Forwards Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, along with guard LiAngelo Ball, the brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, did not play in their season opening match against Georgia Tech on Saturday, but were released on Tuesday by Chinese authorities after remaining secluded in their hotel over the weekend.

The arrests occurred on the eve of Trump's two-day diplomatic trip to Beijing, where he reportedly spoke Chinese President Xi Jinping personally about the matter. “They’re working on it right now,” Trump told reporters of the incident, according to the Washington Post.



Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/15/trump-ucla-basketball-players-thank-you-244925

[iluvtennis]

1. This is so pathetic. We do good things from our hearts, not so we can brag about it and

want someone to thank us. Don the Con is such a cretin.

As Michelle Obama said, becoming president does change you, it shows who you really are.

[Fred Sanders]

4. Quiet diplomacy is dead in favor of loud and childish screaming and pouting.

[iluvtennis]

5. Indeed.

[justgamma]

2. They will get down on their knees as a show of respect. Maybe. n/t

[Butterflylady]

3. Evidently tRump doesn't understand that that is part of his job.

Of course saying thank you would be good manners, but rescuing American citizens goes without saying. But than again, we have to consider the source.

[LisaL]

11. Is that really part of president's job?

Getting people who commit crimes in other countries off?

[Enoki33]

6. Tempted to say this pitiful question was prompted foremost by his

little regard for the dignity of POC and by his incessant need of flattery. Said it.

[Not Ruth]

7. Will the players kneel for the Chinese National Anthem?

[rickford66]

10. Great question !!

Is kneeling for the Chinese National Anthem showing respect or disrespect?

[riversedge]

8. so, trump wants a thank you. whow. what a whiny bully.

[pbmus]

9. Faux snooze needed some good Trumpian news...

And the Big Con provided ...

[sarcasmo]

12. Me,me, me, me, me, me, me, it's all about Me.