'It's just another fake show of force': Golden State Warriors HC Steve Kerr disagrees with President Donald Trump's direction of L.A. protests
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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is known for voicing his political views once he's on the podium. This time, he didn't flinch before going against the President of the United States of America,
Donald Trump
.
When the President sent thousands of National Guard members and Marines to Los Angeles to respond to the protests, Steve Kerr called it - 'Just another fake show of force designed to create confusion politically.' Kerr shared his political views with Danny Emerman of The Standard.
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says he is a
basketball coach
but he has a platform to speak up for people
59-year-old Steve Kerr shared his political views with Danny Emerman of The Standard. Now, why is an NBA coach sharing his political views? The U.S.
Men's National Team Coach says, 'The only thing it makes me want to do is speak up, stand up for people, stand up for our values.
But I'm a basketball coach, so I have a platform. That doesn't make a politician, but I have a platform, and I'm going to exercise my right to free speech to criticize what the administration is doing.' Long live democracy. What else did the three-time NBA Champion have to say about the administration? Let's unravel. But first, what happened?
Governor Gavin Newsom and state leaders had denied the deployment of the National Guard and Marines to the
L.A. protests
Protests happened in Los Angeles because of the Trump administration's accelerated attempts to deport immigrants.
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The Governor, Gavin Newsom, had objected to sending thousands of National Guard members to the L.A. protests.
The rule says that the Presidents usually deploy the National Guard members only at the Governor's request. The state leaders, too, had said that the federal force wasn't required for peaceful protests.
Four-time NBA Champion as head coach Steve Kerr says protests require authorities to step in only when they turn violent
Talking about peaceful protests and President Donald Trump's management of the L.A. protests, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said, 'Peaceful protest is one of the sacred rights in our country.
As soon as it becomes violent, then the authorities have to step in. And we're well-equipped in California to handle that on our own, as Governor Newsom has made clear.
But the protests themselves are as American as apple pie as long as they don't turn violent. Like I said, then it's up to the authorities to handle, and that's how you handle these things. But we didn't need Marines and the National Guard. It's just another fake show of force designed to create confusion politically.'
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