Amendola deletes tweet thanking Trump after fan backlash
Danny Amendola thought he'd avoid the spotlight Wednesday. He was wrong.
The New England Patriots receiver skipped the team's White House visit - along with 34 of his teammates - so he could attend the funeral of a friend and continue his offseason workouts.
However, no one told Donald Trump, who made a special shoutout to the veteran.
Trump shouts out Danny Amendola, who wasn't at White House, and says, "Where's Danny?" Edelman doesn't help POTUS. pic.twitter.com/skkQDXMlMx
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) April 19, 2017
After being informed of the president's nod, Amendola took to Twitter to express his gratitude and explain his absence.
But, as many had assumed his absence was a sign of protest against Trump, he received a slew of critical tweets for his acknowledgement, and eventually deleted his post.
For The Win was able to take a screenshot of the tweet, which included a photo of Amendola working out.
