Patriots respond to speculation that delegation was smaller at White House this year

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CBS News

By CAROLINE LINTON CBS NEWS April 20, 2017, 12:13 AM






Another crowd size controversy at the White House?

President Trump welcomed the New England Patriots to the White House on Wednesday to celebrate their Super Bowl win. The New York Times tweeted a photo comparing the photo of the Patriots Wednesday meeting at the White House and when the team met President Obama in 2015. It appears there are more people in 2015 than on Wednesday.

According to The New York Times, 34 team members attended the ceremony at Wednesday, compared to “about 50” who attended in 2015. But the team said the overall delegation, which includes team staff, was about the same.

The New England Patriots responded by tweeting that the photos “lack context,” writing that in 2015, 40 football staff members stood on the steps and this year, those staff members sat on the lawn.



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[truthisfreedom]

1. Because they didn't want to be photographed. They wanted no record to exist of their presence.

Hahahaha.

[ArizonaLib]

2. That would be true if

they attended at all. I bet they didn't attend - that's the context!

[Demtexan]

3. I would not want to be in the picture either.

Might not look so good in the future.

A lot of the players look unhappy.

[briv1016]

4. "This was the largest Patriots delegation to visit the White House, period."

[Demtexan]

5. Bigly

Except for Johnny.

The one guy he really wanted.

[flotsam]

6. I can see where any guy who embraced the term "Ball Boy"...

...would be eager to meet Trump.

[truthisfreedom]

7. It's easy to count exactly how many heads are in both pics.

Including those on the lawn.

[iluvtennis]

9. Like the inauguration, our eyes are lying to us. SMDH

[Bigredhunk]

10. -

I have a very hard time believing that the staff was on the lawn, not in the picture. drumpf and co would've put anybody on hand in the photo to make it look bigger, better. I'm surprised there weren't a bunch of WH staffers in the photo for that reason.

[onenote]

20. More than one picture was taken

See post #13.

[grantcart]

11. Just compare the faces "of men of color" and you will see a huge difference.

[SunSeeker]

12. Pretty much all the players look glum in the Trump photo compared to the Obama photo.

But the AA players especially so.

[oberliner]

13. Here's the full photo from this year

There are plenty of real things to get on Trump about. This is a non-story.

[StanP50]

14. And How many players on a team?

I believe, and I know I am not mistaken...there are 53 active participating members of a football team (NOT including staff). that would make a fairly large percentage of the team that told the Orange Shitgibbon to kiss their ass.

[murielm99]

15. They should have refrained from comment.

[DinahMoeHum]

16. Thing is, how many of the players did NOT attend?

That's the real story.

[titaniumsalute]

17. Patriots Attendee Deflate Gate

[titaniumsalute]

18. So then those Patriots employees didn't want their pic taken this year?

[onenote]

19. See post #13

[Sunlei]

21. HELLOOO President Obama, /cheers MISS YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA!