Former Eagles player hits back at Trump uninviting team to White House: ‘So many lies’

Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Torrey Smith hit back at President Trump after he uninvited the team to the White House over the NFL anthem protests.

In a statement Monday, the White House said that the Super Bowl champions were “unable” to attend with the full team because some players “disagree with their President” about standing during the national anthem.{mosads}

Smith tweeted a response to the statement, saying it had “so many lies.”

“Not many people were going to go,” Smith tweeted. “No one refused to go simply because Trump ‘insists’ folks stand for the anthem.”

So many lies smh
Here are some facts
1. Not many people were going to go
2. No one refused to go simply because Trump “insists” folks stand for the anthem
3. The President continues to spread the false narrative that players are anti military pic.twitter.com/89GUNhJ4eE

— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) June 4, 2018

Trump’s statement said that the Eagles “wanted to send a smaller delegation,” but that fans “deserve better.” The White House plans to hold an event just for the fans.

In a second tweet, Smith said that the players on the team who wanted to attend the ceremony should have still been welcomed, and that disinviting the team was “cowardly.”

There are a lot of people on the team that have plenty of different views. The men and women that wanted to go should’ve been able to go. It’s a cowardly act to cancel the celebration because the majority of the people don’t want to see you. To make it about the anthem is foolish

— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) June 4, 2018

The White House said that they will “loudly and proudly” play the national anthem at the fan event.