Posted on 01/10/2021 11:07:34 AM PST by MarvinStinson
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, long one of the sports world’s most outspoken critics of President Donald Trump, unleashed a blistering tirade against Trump on Thursday, one day after the president’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Popovich spoke at length about the deadly riot in D.C. He fully blamed Trump for fueling the vitriol that led to the attack and called for his removal from office.
Popovich also criticized Vice President Mike Pence and Sens. Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Lindsey Graham for enabling Trump throughout his four years in office.
“He’s incapable. He’s incompetent,” Popovich said. “He’s incapable of caring. And it’s sad because he’s a deranged, really flawed individual, but he’s also dangerous. That’s why I don’t think it’s so farfetched for people to start talking about the 25th Amendment.”
Popovich even speculated that Trump enjoyed watching the riot, and questioned the lack of preparedness of Capitol police.
“I believe with all my heart that Trump enjoyed it,” Popovich said. “And they talked about the police and how easy it was and the barriers were pulled and they just walked right in. That doesn’t happen unless there’s a wink and a nod somewhere. That just doesn’t happen. It’s never happened at any protest anybody’s ever been to.”
Popovich’s speculation is backed up by Kaitlan Collins of CNN, who tweeted that White House officials were shaken by Trump’s “borderline enthusiastic” reaction to watching his supporters storm the Capitol.
During the attack, Trump tweeted requests for his supporters to remain peaceful but also reasserted the belief the election was stolen from him.
“I'm embarrassed to be an American and have people see what they saw yesterday,” said Popovich.
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without tim duncan he’s a useless coach.
What I’d really enjoy is the NBA loses enough revenue that pay is impacted. Then players double down on stupid and strike while the league is losing money.
Greg-ga....I believe President Trump donates his pay to charity.
Do you?
No?
Then shut your big yap because you’re proving that you’re stupid.
Popovich is even worse than Lebron.
Hey, he’s got to be correct. I mean, who wouldn’t want to pointlessly scuttle your own movement, dashing to bits any chance of reversing the outright theft of the 2020 Election(s)? Trump vs Trump, eh?
Not to mention handing the new Authoritarian One Party regime to come enough ammo to hound, screw up, and maybe shut down any conceivable populist movement, much less Trump and his political future. With logic like that, who can doubt it!
Poppovich is a huge, pandering, steaming pile. He needs a dose of covid to shut his pie hole.
Pop, as he is called, is as liberal as they come!!! I can’t stand him.
He enjoyed stealing the laptops.
I am sure no one enjoyed it more than the democrats.
What does this add to anything? The guy doesn’t read minds. This isn’t news, it’s gossip.
Who gives a crap what ANY sports figure thinks or says.
Enjoying watching the NBA go down the drain.
Hey, he’s got to be correct. I mean, who wouldn’t want to pointlessly scuttle your own movement, dashing to bits any chance of reversing the outright theft of the 2020 Election(s)? Trump vs Trump, eh?
Not to mention handing the new Authoritarian One Party regime to come enough ammo to hound, screw up, and maybe shut down any conceivable populist movement, much less Trump and his political future. With logic like that, who can doubt it!
Shut up and quit dribbling.
Well, when you lose the spurs coach.... What’s next a commentary from all lebron no lebrains?
Just like that, liberals are appalled by demonstrations.
And that’s why he posted a video decrying it, and asking his
supporters to remain peaceful and go home.
These people lie like there’s no tomorrow.
And Popob*tch enjoyed it when antifa and BLM burned businesses to the ground
STFU and go wash your BLM t-shirt loser.
these people are NOT liberal.
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