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June 6, 2018

At "Patriotism Event," Trump Appears to Not Know Words to "God Bless America"
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President Trump hosted a "patriotism event" at the White House on
Tuesday after abruptly canceling the White House visit of the Super
Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles. Tuesday's ceremony closed with a
rendition of "God Bless America," but video of the performance showed
Trump did not know all the words. Tuesday's event was hastily planned
after Trump canceled the Eagles' visit on Monday night, tweeting,
"Staying in the Locker Room for the playing of our National Anthem is as
disrespectful to our country as kneeling. Sorry!" Not a single Eagles
player kneeled during the national anthem in the 2017 season. Meanwhile,
Le Bron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Steph Curry of the Golden
State Warriors have both stated that they will not accept an invitation
to the White House should their teams win the ongoing NBA playoffs.