Superbowl champion Torrey Smith just ran into a Trump fan and schooled him on his own argument. The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver recounted the whole story on Twitter and the internet is loving it.
So I was at the game last night and was walking across the lounge to the bathroom and this guy yells out “MAGA”….honestly I was confused because I’ve only seen twitter trolls never saw a person with the hat or say it in person….I ignored him and went to the bathroom
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) February 10, 2018
On the way back I stopped and said “Excuse me…you yelled MAGA…which means Make America Great Again….which means America was great but it’s not now…can you explain to me when it was great for all people?” He said “It’s always been great just look back at our history” smh
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) February 10, 2018
I said “Was it great for African Americans during slavery”..he said No…I said “Ruby Bridges is literally the same age as you and she had to deal with bs to get a quality education..Folks where beat down for wanting to eat in the same place as you. Was it great then? He said no
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) February 10, 2018
I said when was it great? He said “Well you are able to be rich from playing ball name a country that’s better? I said “I’m blessed but I’m about to head home to VA and my family isn’t as fortunate regardless of how hard they work. Our country is good but there is work to be done
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) February 10, 2018
Finally I realized I was debating with a wall because he didn’t have anything to say…so I said let’s just go with MAG….Make America Great…we haven’t made it to that point yet…then I just walked off
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) February 10, 2018
Long story but I left the debate the same opinion on the MAGA crowd as I had before…they have no valid points
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) February 10, 2018
Trump’s MAGA movement has really taken on a life of its own since the beginning of this administration.
Hate crimes have increased in number not just since the beginning of the Trump Administration, but since the 2016 campaign as well. With racist-in-chief Donald Trump in office, bigots seem to feel empowered to come out of the shadows and express virulent views that are still deeply unacceptable.
Trump’s racist policy proposals aren’t helping. Between his multiple unlawful Muslim Bans and his racist ramping up of deportations by ICE, Trump has sent a message from the top that this kind of anti-minority behavior is not just OK, it’s the law of the land.
Torrey Smith answered this instance of MAGA trash with class.