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Eagles' Jenkins responds to White House snub with signs

PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles safety Malcom Jenkins delivered a powerful response to the defending Super Bowl champions being disinvited to the White House without saying a word.

A day after the Eagles were scheduled to see President Trump, Jenkins held up about a dozen of hand-written signs on Wednesday, standing in silence as a large crowd of reporters continued to ask him questions.

Some of the signs read:

  • "You aren't listening"

  • "More than 60% of people in prison are people of color"

  • "Any given night 500,000 sit in jail.