South Carolina Women’s Basketball Team Declines Donald Trump’s Invitation To White House
Reigning NCAA women’s basketball champion South Carolina has declined Donald Trump‘s invitation to visit the White House.
Well @POTUS invited @GamecockWBB to White House for NCAA celebration tomorrow and they declined
— Doug Feinberg (@DougFeinberg) November 17, 2017
On Thursday, coach Dawn Staley said the team is focused on the season ahead. From the AP’s Doug Feinberg:
“We did hear from the White House about attending tomorrow’s event, but we will not be able to attend"
— Doug Feinberg (@DougFeinberg) November 17, 2017
"As I’ve been saying since our practices for this season started, all of our focus is on the season ahead."…
— Doug Feinberg (@DougFeinberg) November 17, 2017
"The only invitation we are thinking about is to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.” – Dawn Staley
— Doug Feinberg (@DougFeinberg) November 17, 2017
Earlier this year, the North Carolina’s men’s basketball team also declined Trump’s invitation for a visit.