Mookie Betts will skip White House visit, citing desire to spend time with family instead. "If I do [go], people are gonna hate me. If I don't, people are gonna hate me," he said. "So instead of trying to make everyone else happy, I'm gonna think about myself and my family."

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[u/ProfessionalTalker03]

He went last year this just a cop out cause it’d be even more controversial to go now. Kike has vocally said he doesn’t support this administration and won’t go this year.

[u/neosmndrew → u/ProfessionalTalker03]

He also said it was mistake when he didnt go in 2018.

Fuck Mookie. He doesn't get to take the high road on this.

[u/MildlyDepressed346 → u/neosmndrew]

😂😂😂😂 praying for you brother

[u/neosmndrew → u/MildlyDepressed346]

ok boss

[u/baribigbird06 → u/ProfessionalTalker03]

Last year the administration was at the height of its power and taking very aggressive action on immigrants, both illegal and legal. At stake were visas of foreign players, not just in the Dodgers org, but in all of the majors and minors. The pressure to go without making noise was immense and came down from Manfred’s office and all of ownership to appease a toddler with zero restraint in exercising his power and not rock the boat unnecessarily.

[u/photomike → u/baribigbird06]

we all saw the huge smile on his face

[u/baribigbird06 → u/photomike]

The world’s not that simple, as much as r/politics would have you believe.

[u/CocoKeel22 → u/baribigbird06]

Yeah it's not as simple as you made it out fs

[u/EggsDontLieAtNight → u/baribigbird06]

The pressure to go without making noise was immense and came down from Manfred’s office and all of ownership

Can we get a source on this? Or is the source "pulled from your ass"?

[u/SuperJo64 → u/ProfessionalTalker03]

This comment proves Mookie's point exactly 😂😂 the irony

[u/ExistsKK99 → u/ProfessionalTalker03]

Tbf people can change

[u/PlanZSmiles → u/ExistsKK99]

While yes, he took a both sides are the same stance which isn’t changing.