LeBron James is the latest person to draw the ire of the President of the United States, as Donald Trump insulted James’ intelligence via his Twitter account late on Friday night. The swipe came after James told Don Lemon of CNN that he believed Trump used sports as a way to divide Americans, which is something he rejects because of the way sports have been a part of bringing people together his entire life.
This interview happened because James opened a public school earlier in the week as a way to give back to the community and help children in northeast Ohio. In the eyes of perhaps an unlikely source, this is an effort worth praising.
First Lady Melania Trump broke from the president by releasing a statement through a spokesperson about how much she admires what James is doing to help disadvantaged children and their families.
“It looks like LeBron James is working to do good things on behalf of our next generation and just as she always has, the First Lady encourages everyone to have an open dialogue about issues facing children today,” the statement read, per NBC News.
Earlier this year, Melania Trump put forth an agenda that the New York Times described as “teaching children to put kindness first in their lives, particularly on social media.” There is no word on whether insulting someone’s intelligence on Twitter teaches children to put kindness first in their lives in the eyes of the First Lady.
