It’s probably safe to say legendary Boston Celtics big man Bill Russell won’t be accepting any invitations to the White House any time soon.
The Celtics luminary continued his scathing critiques of Donald Trump on Twitter for the president’s claims that he has “done more for the Black community than any other president.”
Already incensed by Trump’s handling of the civil unrest stemming from the killing of George Floyd, the lifelong civil rights activist launched a new volley of tweets in response to the chief executives claims on race relations.
“@realDonaldTrump says he’s done more for Blacks than any other President. Here’s a few – Central Park 5, He suggested shooting protesters & sic dogs on them, using the military to move #BlackLivesMatter protesters for a photo op,” wrote Russell. “Let’s not forget we are ‘Those sons a [expletive].'”
The reference to the Central Park Five addresses a full-page ad Trump took out in the New York Daily News calling for the death penalty for five African American teenagers who were accused of raping a white woman in central park in 1989.
Who were later acquitted when another man admitted his guilt, with corroborating DNA evidence.
He said #GeorgeFloyd was having a good day. Hes holding a rally on #JUNETEENTH a very important day for African Americans. This is a fraction of what he has done. This president is divisive & a coward get registered to #Vote & let your voice be heard https://t.co/RuBEv1NuAL
— TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) June 13, 2020
The ‘sons of [expletive]’ quote refers to a divisive comment made by Trump regarding NFL players kneeling in protest of the same police brutality people across the country and world are protesting now.
Russell closed with another tweet encouraging people to vote, sharing a link to a site helping people register.
“[Trump] said #GeorgeFloyd was having a good day. [The president is] holding a rally on #JUNETEENTH a very important day for African Americans. This is a fraction of what he has done. This president is divisive & a coward get registered to #Vote & let your voice be heard.”
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