Yeah, perhaps this is a "who cares".....

Trump stating that he personally purchased the food for the Clemson Football team visit to White House, then announcing that it came from McD's, Wendy's, Burger King and Dominoes and leaving the food in corporate wrappers seems a bit nonkosher.

Off Clemson Athletics website:
NCAA rules will not allow student-athletes, in any sport, to:
Agree to have their picture or name used to promote a commercial product;
Accept gifts, meals, loans of cars or money from anyone other than their parents or those responsible for your expenses;

Hmmmmmmmm?

Cheers!
Go Bears!!!

What? No burritos? Impeach!

How do they get away with bowl swag?

It was a gift to the university, and the university is responsible for the expenses.

Bears2thDoc said:

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Yeah, perhaps this is a "who cares".....

Trump stating that he personally purchased the food for the Clemson Football team visit to White House, then announcing that it came from McD's, Wendy's, Burger King and Dominoes and leaving the food in corporate wrappers seems a bit nonkosher.

Off Clemson Athletics website:
NCAA rules will not allow student-athletes, in any sport, to:
Agree to have their picture or name used to promote a commercial product;
Accept gifts, meals, loans of cars or money from anyone other than their parents or those responsible for your expenses;

Hmmmmmmmm?

Cheers!
Go Bears!!!

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If this was a problem, many schools in the country would be in violation because athletes are served meals at awards ceremonies. For example, will Cal be cited because Laird received a free meal at a function he attended in Arkansas? Of course, not. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the champs going to the White House for some fun and eats......

Bears2thDoc said:

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Yeah, perhaps this is a "who cares".....

Trump stating that he personally purchased the food for the Clemson Football team visit to White House, then announcing that it came from McD's, Wendy's, Burger King and Dominoes and leaving the food in corporate wrappers seems a bit nonkosher.

Off Clemson Athletics website:
NCAA rules will not allow student-athletes, in any sport, to:
Agree to have their picture or name used to promote a commercial product;
Accept gifts, meals, loans of cars or money from anyone other than their parents or those responsible for your expenses;

Hmmmmmmmm?

Cheers!
Go Bears!!!

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Jesus. As dumb as strange as this fast food thing is, this is the second most asinine reach for why so far.

The most asinine reach is that it is somehow racist that a billionaire who likes fast food thinks other people would like it.

Either way, this is what you get for not protesting/boycotting your white house invite. Cold fast food.

bonsallbear said:

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What? No burritos? Impeach!

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no Panda and no Taco Bell. Hmmmm

71Bear said:

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Bears2thDoc said:

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Yeah, perhaps this is a "who cares".....

Trump stating that he personally purchased the food for the Clemson Football team visit to White House, then announcing that it came from McD's, Wendy's, Burger King and Dominoes and leaving the food in corporate wrappers seems a bit nonkosher.

Off Clemson Athletics website:
NCAA rules will not allow student-athletes, in any sport, to:
Agree to have their picture or name used to promote a commercial product;
Accept gifts, meals, loans of cars or money from anyone other than their parents or those responsible for your expenses;

Hmmmmmmmm?

Cheers!
Go Bears!!!

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If this was a problem, many schools in the country would be in violation because athletes are served meals at awards ceremonies. For example, will Cal be cited because Laird received a free meal at a function he attended in Arkansas? Of course, not. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the champs going to the White House for some fun and eats......

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Just to be clear... I don't question the trip or the visit.... or the idea of a meal.
All other times it was paid for by the taxpayers and the food was catered by WH staff.
The difference is that this was allegedly paid for by an individual and consisted of corporate advertising.

Cheers!
Go Bears!!

Only for the sake of this thread. Really, I just want to GET TO a Rose Bowl.

Not everyone is bought a house to play college football. Reggie Bush chimes in.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/reggie-bush-after-president-trump-celebrates-clemson-with-fast-food-huge-slap-in-the-face/ar-BBShbGb?ocid=spartanntp

bonsallbear said:

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What? No burritos? Impeach!

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seriously, f that orange

"I won the national championship, visited the White House, met the President of the United States...and all I got was some fast food?"

"I'm so unhappy"

Well...trump is certainly a departure from Michelle obama's initiative to curtail childhood obesity thru exercise and a healthier diet.

But you know, if CJ Anderson has proved anything, the fatter the better, right?

Sebastabear said:

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He should have served Borscht.

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Absolutely classic. I wish I had thought of that. Perfect!!!

I don't know how well that would have been received

What do figure the odds calculation is on whether a tRump company got under the table payments for "product placement" by the suppliers of the fast food?

Bears2thDoc said:

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Yeah, perhaps this is a "who cares".....

Trump stating that he personally purchased the food for the Clemson Football team visit to White House, then announcing that it came from McD's, Wendy's, Burger King and Dominoes and leaving the food in corporate wrappers seems a bit nonkosher.

Off Clemson Athletics website:
NCAA rules will not allow student-athletes, in any sport, to:
Agree to have their picture or name used to promote a commercial product;
Accept gifts, meals, loans of cars or money from anyone other than their parents or those responsible for your expenses;

Hmmmmmmmm?

Cheers!
Go Bears!!!

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Remember the fast food of choice in South Carolina/Georgia is Chick Fil A.
Everything on the table is exotic food in the land of Chick Fil A.
If Trump served KFC Clemson would have been insulted.
Upstaging / ignoring Chick Fil A could be seen as an insult to the region.

The whole thing was staged as a distraction from the usual WH business, i.e., chaos, Russkie involvement and impeachment. The food was an intentional choice to get the media buzzing and play to his base.and it did both. Meanwhile we lurch forward towards a constitutional crisis. The biggest tell on this is usually the congratulatory photo op takes months to set up, sometimes half a year or more...and this was set-up in a week?

bearister said:

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What do figure the odds calculation is on whether a tRump company got under the table payments for "product placement" by the suppliers of the fast food?

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Hey, you stole my theory.
I say it was in the works for months!

No, wait. That gives him too much credit.
It was a 3:30am lightbulb idea.

Here's to Michael Strahan for inviting the team to NYC and offering them a real feast (as in lobster). It'd be even better if Obama did the same.

510 Bear said:

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Here's to Michael Strahan for inviting the team to NYC and offering them a real feast (as in lobster). It'd be even better if Obama did the same.

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Really? That's hilarious!
I'm suddenly a Strahan fan!
And yes, Obama should start hosting these DC visits!!!!!!!!!

Trump defenders label any criticism as exaggeration or complaining about everything he does. To some extent they are correct, and the overreaction and increased scrutiny is something he has invited and earned. From day one of his campaign, he has lashed out with childish exaggeration against anything that opposes him. He does not tweet thoughtful descriptions of his own ideas or policy, just name calling and mocking others. It's long overdue that what goes around comes around. The bully needs to be bullied.

In addition, the scrutiny is the result of fatigue from ongoing corruption and cover up. He is scrutinized for both national security reasons and to take some kind of stand against the cultural slide into mud he has precipitated.

Everything Trump does is self-serving and that is what Trump defenders will refuse to see. He can't even fill the statesman role of president and invite the college champions to the White House without it being an act of self-serving propaganda. He is using those kids. Feeding them fast food is pure symbol to his base "those Liberals would make you eat their fancy shmancy sushi and vegetables, but see I'm just a good old boy eating fast food." What does that say about what he thinks of his supporters and what it means to be great?

Clemson players didn't volunteer to be symbols, or for him to presuppose they support him and want to be a bit part in the reality show presidency where he pretends to be the in-touch billionaire. He didn't plan this dinner for them and to reward them, it was all about what show could he put on that makes him look good to a certain demographic. It's another small example of the two years of tiresome, dangerous narcissism.

Not to mention the message it sends about nutrition during America's obesity crisis, and that it is so entirely what a person who has no clue thinks young people would want, and (though some of the players might have been amused or just been so happy to be at the White House or gamefully played along), he stole what could have been a really much more special and memorable experience for THEM and made it, like everything, about him.