“He may be a great basketball player, but he’s doing nothing to unite our country,” said Trump, who left the Washington White House last January after losing the election to Democrat Joe Biden.
The Republican leader’s response came after LeBron posted an image of agent Nicholas Reardon on his Twitter account with the message: “You are the next #Accounting account.
The policeman killed the 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant with at least four shots last Wednesday in the city of Columbus, Ohio state. The first investigations indicate that the victim allegedly tried to attack another girl while holding a knife in her hand, according to a video incorporated into the case.
The episode occurred just 20 minutes before former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 of last year, a case that sparked protests against racism and police violence inside and outside the United States. .
LeBron James deleted his tweet and then gave his explanations with other posts: “I’m very tired of seeing black people killed by the police,” he said.
“I withdrew the tweet because it is being used to create more hatred. This is not about a cop. It is about the whole system and they always use our words to create more racism. I am desperate for more accountability,” he concluded.
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