J.R. Smith rants about state of America, Trump on Twitter
Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith took a page out of teammate LeBron James' playbook Saturday, using social media to chime in on political and racial issues at the forefront in the U.S.
Without naming him, Smith appeared to target most of his outrage at President Donald Trump, making nods to Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan, while also hinting at Fred Trump's (Donald's father) alleged arrest at a Ku Klux Klan rally in New York back in 1927.
Make America Hate again is different then making it great!
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) August 19, 2017
If you really find nothing wrong with what's going on I encourage you to unfollow me.
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) August 19, 2017
At the end of the day the country was found on rapping, slaughtering an enslaving people so if that's what made America great than I'm out!
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) August 19, 2017
Hate is something that's taught am I right?
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) August 19, 2017
Related - LeBron calls out POTUS: Trump made hate 'fashionable again'
If his father was arrested 90yrs ago this summer at a KKK rally what do you think he was taught? Hmmmmm 🤔
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) August 19, 2017
But it's ok cause I guess the times are different. But let's Make America great "again" so y'all say!
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) August 19, 2017
Earlier in the day, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Boston to protest against hate speech, one week after a number of racially charged attacks broke out in Charlottesville, Va., involving neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and counter-demonstrators.