On Thursday, LA times long-time reporter, Bill Plaschke, called the Los Angeles Dodgers "tone deaf," and considered them accepting the invitation to the White House to celebrate their World Series championship, "an insult to their fans."From the outset of this virtue signaling piece, Plaschke paints accepting the invitation as an insult to the Dodgers' largely Hispanic fan base."… why in the hell do they insist on embracing the person trying to tear this city apart?"No, he’s not talking about Karren Bass.No, he’s not talking about Gavin Newsom.
He’s claiming that President Trump is the one responsible for the list of issues that the city of Los Angeles faces.Bill, you’re in denial.DODGERS WILL AGAIN VISIT WHITE HOUSE TO CELEBRATE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP, OFFICIAL SAYSLos Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, U.S.
President Donald Trump, and Los Angeles Dodgers Owner and Chairman Mark Walter pose with a jersey presented to Trump as he hosts the 2024 World Series champions in the East Room of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)He went on to state how multiple teams across multiple leagues, have refused to celebrate their championships at the White House while Donald Trump is in the Oval Office."The 2017 NBA champion Golden State Warriors wouldn’t go.
The 2018 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles wouldn’t go.The 2025 NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder wouldn’t go.And now this group of Dodgers are going twice?"And as I, and many of you rational, America-loving readers might have expected, Plaschke reached his inevitable conclusion.
He claimed the Dodgers visiting the White House is an "insult to their fans" because President Donald Trump is actively deporting illegal immigrants."But what happened two months after that first visit altered even that flimsy bit of logic," Plaschke said while responding to Dodgers officials, claiming that visiting the White House was simply showing respect for the coun...