Eagles

Some Guy Took a Knee at the President’s “Celebration of America” Event

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Jun 5th, 2018 · 4:32 PM EDT

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The President replaced today’s Eagles Super Bowl ceremony with a “celebration of the American flag with Eagles fans,” featuring performances from the United States Marine Band and Army Chorus.

Some reporters and media outlets canceled their trips to Washington after the Birds were un-invited to the White House, but others are down there and sharing some images and video of what’s going on:

An email went out to all White House staffers inviting them to attend today’s “Celebration of America”. Among the crowd were very very few @Eagles fans – I counted 2 hats and one Carson Wentz jersey @realDonaldTrump #Eagles pic.twitter.com/gg4VZ14IVn

— Jamie Apody (@JamieApody) June 5, 2018

Not exactly sure who these @Eagles “fans” are but I have counted exactly one item of clothing with an eagles logo on it at the White House. #Eagles #EaglesNation @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/XAo9u6L2F2

— Tim Furlong (@tfurlong) June 5, 2018

I’ve asked 6 of the “fans” at the White House who was the @Eagles quarterback during the super bowl. Not ONE person knew. @NBCPhiladelphia

— Tim Furlong (@tfurlong) June 5, 2018

One guy took a knee during the singing of the national anthem, captured on video by U.S. correspondent Carina Bergfeldt of Sweden’s “Sveriges Television” –

https://twitter.com/carinabergfeldt/status/1004082987099664384

No clue who that guy is, but I’m sure Twitter will identify him shortly.

Also, here’s what Sarah Sanders said about the Eagles at a White House press briefing:

Sanders: "The Eagles are the ones who tried to changed their commitment at the eleventh hour… if this wasn’t a political stunt by the Eagles franchise, then they wouldn’t have planned to attend the event and then backed out at the last minute" https://t.co/uHBKyN03no

— CNN (@CNN) June 5, 2018

And there was this:

Trump unable to remember words to "God Bless America" at replacement event he commissioned to prove his patriotism: https://t.co/LrMPaCEnen pic.twitter.com/oCcWMX9g39

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) June 5, 2018

And, finally, Malcolm Jenkins posted this statement in response to the madness:

#TheFightContinues pic.twitter.com/QWDdvZgQNL

— Malcolm Jenkins (@MalcolmJenkins) June 5, 2018