The Washington Nationals are set to celebrate their first ever World Series title with a parade through the nation's capital Saturday, and the team will then head to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on Monday to meet with President Trump, who is welcoming the team with open arms despite the chorus of boos he heard last week at Nationals Park during Game 5.
It'd be hard to imagine any member of the team is skipping out on Saturday's festivities, but at least one player has decided to skip out on the White House visit. Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle, who bounced back from an up-and-down regular season with a strong performance throughout the playoffs says he just can't do it, citing Trump's penchant for insults and racist language, The New York Times reports. "The rhetoric, time and time again, has enabled those kind of behaviors," Doolittle, who has never been shy about brandishing his liberal viewpoint, said. "That never really went away, but it feels like now people with those beliefs, they maybe feel a little bit more empowered. They feel like they have a path, maybe. I don't want to hang out with somebody who talks like that."
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