Washington Capitals and Team USA star T.J. Oshie had to go back to social media to defend a post regarding President Donald Trump during his inauguration on Monday.
Oshie had posted a simple graphic of Trump, which read “America Is Back” in all capital letters followed by a message. Oshie captioned the post, “God Bless America,” with a USA flag emoji.
“Every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body,” Trump’s message on the graphic read. “I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America.”
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Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie skates against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. (Bob Frid-USA Today Sports)
Well, the commenters underneath Oshie’s post weren’t all too friendly, which led him to defend the post and his love of country.
“That escalated quickly!” Oshie wrote on X. “To be clear I love America and Americans on both sides of the aisle and always will. Yeah even you in the negative comments you little stinkers. I choose to respect everyone until you prove me otherwise. If it makes you feel better to chirp me over the internet it’s cool. Although I don’t see the honor in it and it seems silly.”
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