The White House doubled down on Trump's rhetoric in a new statement Tuesday, in which the press secretary claims that the team tried to reschedule as late as last Friday but the president had a prior engagement out of the country for the proposed makeup date.
"The White House, despite sensing a lack of good faith, nonetheless attempted to work with the Eagles over the weekend to change the event format that could accommodate a smaller group of players.
"Unfortunately, the Eagles offered to send only a tiny handful of representatives, while making clear that the great majority of players would not attend the event, despite planning to be in D.