LeBron James praised by Ohio school district after Trump attack
Source: Reuters
07 AUG 2018 AT 07:08 ET
(Reuters) Nationwide Basketball Affiliation star LeBron James gained reward on Monday from an Ohio college district for his help of deprived youngsters in his hometown of Akron, after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him in a weekend tweet questioning his intelligence.
The president lashed out at James after the three-time NBA champion was interviewed by CNNs Don Lemon largely to tout a public college in Akron, Ohio that his basis helped to open final week. Throughout the interview James stated sports activities was one thing that unites Individuals however that Trump used sport to sort of divide us, drawing the retaliatory tweet from the president.
The I Promise public college in Akron, which opened final week, will supply lessons for at-risk college students within the third and fourth grades and add first and second grades the next yr, the inspiration web site stated. The college will likely be completed by 2022 with first by eighth grades. James additionally promised a free bicycle and helmets for college kids and vowed to pay tuition to the College of Akron for I Promise graduates, amongst different issues.
Anybody thats finished what LeBron James has finished for the previous decade to 15 years for our youngsters to arrange them to flourish in life needs to be an clever individual, Akron Public Colleges spokesman Mark Williamson stated in a phone interview on Monday. Hes a vivid man, finish of story.
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Bettie
(16,109 posts)but from everything I've read, this guy is a wonderful human being.
That is probably why AgentOrange hates him.
Mr. James is a person to look up to, he is the kind of guy we should aspire to be more like.
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)Is that a joke? Who wrote this?
Botany
(70,504 posts)It is the University of Akron. But in end the important thing is what Mr. James and
his foundation are doing for those kids and their families.
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)National Basketball Affiliation...?????
They confused two different topics that LeBron James has ponied up millions. The iPromise school is a STEM school associated with the Akron Public School system. K-8th grade.
A few years ago LeBron make a $30 million (yeah 30) pledge to the University of Akron to assist lower income local kids to be able to attend college very very affordably.
Laurian
(2,593 posts)Is this really a Reuters article. It almost reads as something written by a person for whom English is a second language. Final week? As in last week? Bicycles for college kids. No, the bicycles are for the elementary school children.
Strange.
keithbvadu2
(36,806 posts)Two schools of thought for LeBron and Donald.
One Man Paid For A School In His Home Town
The other paid a porn star to be quiet
For school, Donald scammed people out of money with his fake university.
Lesson learned.