Marty Walsh says he supports the New England Patriots players who are planning to boycott the team’s visit to the White House because of their views about President Donald Trump.
And in an interview Wednesday with the Boston Herald, the Boston mayor said he wouldn’t go, if he played for the team, either. (A big “if,” clearly.)
“I commend them for it,” Walsh said. “If they don’t want to go, they don’t have to go.”
So far, three Patriots players have said they will not partake in the team’s White House trip: Martellus Bennett, Devin McCourty, and Dont’a Hightower.