The New York Times even tweeted side-by-side photos that supposedly showed a bleak turnout for Trump, compared to when the team won the Super Bowl in 2015 and met then-President Barack Obama.
More than 50 players attended the event at the Obama White House, while 34 attended Mr Trump's, according to Vice President of Media Relations Stacey James. Five of the men cited political reasons for not attending the White House ceremony, while Hightower, who had previously visited with a championship winning Alabama college football team, said: "Been there, done that". There are 64 players listed on the Patriots' active team roster, though it's unclear how many were invited.
"I think I got this, but thank you", Spicer replied with a smile.
In the days following President Donald Trump's inauguration, much attention was paid to the ceremony's crowd size, after Press Secretary Sean Spicer claimed it was the largest audience to witness an inauguration. "I don't support the guy that's in the (White) House", he said.
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HORSLEY: Some of the Patriots are Trump's friends, and he's a longtime supporter of the team.
Among the athletes not in attendance was quarterback Tom Brady, who announced Wednesday morning that he would be absent for "family matters".
Kraft compared the Patriots' victory to Trump's win in the November 2016 election and handed him a jersey with number 45 on it representing the 45th president of the United States. In other words, while politics certainly played a role for some, others may have simply had a been-there-done-that attitude. Kraft gave the money via his Kraft Group LLC. As for Branch, he told CNN's Don Lemon, he declined the visit because of sexists comments the President made about women on an Access Hollywood video.
Blount, who led the NFL with 18 rushing touchdowns this season, told NFL Network's Rich Eisen, "I just don't feel welcome in that house, I'm going to just leave it at that".
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