Just stop the nonsense of inviting winning pro sports teams to visit the White House. I don’t remember teams doing this prior to Reagan’s presidency, and it’s not some sort of Constitutional requirement. Pro sports are heavily unionized and heavily Democratic - for the foreseeable future, they will always attempt to politicize any invitation to the White House by any Republican president. Retire this silly custom.
Yes, retire this custom. At some point it flipped from the teams feeling honored to be invited to OUR house to them acting like we should feel honored if they decide to show up. So flush the whole thing. Honor people who have gratitude, humility and real service.