FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Tom Brady isn’t interested in answering any questions about Donald Trump.
The Patriots quarterback was asked at the end of his weekly news conference Wednesday about how he would respond if his kids heard Trump’s version of “locker room talk.”
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes questions from reporters during a news conference before a scheduled NFL football team practice Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass.
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Brady smiled and said only “Thank you guys, have a good day” before walking away.
Trump made headlines recently after a 2005 video of him surfaced in which he is recorded making crude comments about women. He has since apologized for the comments, referring to it as “locker room talk.”
Several current and former athletes have spoken out about that characterization, with many saying that locker room comments don’t rise to the level the presidential candidate described.
Last year Brady was spotted with one of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat in his locker. The quarterback walked back a comment he made that he thought it “would be great” if Trump won the election. He had also joked about Trump possibly putting a putting green on the White House lawn.
When asked in September 2015 whether he thought Trump has what it takes to win the presidency, Brady said: “I hope so. It would be great. There would be a putting green on the White House lawn, I’m sure of that.”
Brady later called the remark an “offhanded comment” that reporters ran with to “get the clicks.”
Professional athletes are slamming GOP nominee Donald Trump’s description of his degrading comments toward women. Trump said the remarks in a leaked 2005 video are “locker room talk.”
Athletes are very protective of their locker rooms, and even reporters who have covered sports for years are seldom told what they say behind closed doors. But many athletes now feel compelled to speak up, saying Trump’s comments are out of bounds, reports CBS News’ Dana Jacobson.
“It’s nothing in the fashion of taking advantage of women or using our celebrity to get over on women. It’s not what happens at all,” Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dahntay Jones told Jacobson.
In the video, Trump could be heard saying, “I moved on her like a b****, but I couldn’t get there. And she was married.”
“And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything,” Trump said. “Grab them by the p****. You can do anything.”
Across the country, athletes and coaches from professional sports leagues had similar reactions.
“There’s players in our locker room with sisters, wives, and daughters. There’s not that type of talk in anyone’s locker room,” Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said.
“I’ll have my son in here, CP. Guys have their kids in here. So this is probably more of a family environment than any locker room,” Clippers’ Blake Griffin said.
“There’s no excuse to talk that way about women, to women, to other people,” Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate said.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Tom Brady isn’t interested in answering any questions about Donald Trump.
The Patriots quarterback was asked at the end of his weekly news conference Wednesday about how he would respond if his kids heard Trump’s version of “locker room talk.”
Brady smiled and said only “Thank you guys, have a good day” before walking away.
Trump made headlines recently after a 2005 video of him surfaced in which he is recorded making crude comments about women. He has since apologized for the comments, referring to it as “locker room talk.”
Several current and former athletes have spoken out about that characterization, with many saying that locker room comments don’t rise to the level the presidential candidate described.
Last year Brady was spotted with one of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat in his locker. The quarterback walked back a comment he made that he thought it “would be great” if Trump won the election. He had also joked about Trump possibly putting a putting green on the White House lawn.
When asked in September 2015 whether he thought Trump has what it takes to win the presidency, Brady said: “I hope so. It would be great. There would be a putting green on the White House lawn, I’m sure of that.”
Brady later called the remark an “offhanded comment” that reporters ran with to “get the clicks.”
Professional athletes are slamming GOP nominee Donald Trump’s description of his degrading comments toward women. Trump said the remarks in a leaked 2005 video are “locker room talk.”
Athletes are very protective of their locker rooms, and even reporters who have covered sports for years are seldom told what they say behind closed doors. But many athletes now feel compelled to speak up, saying Trump’s comments are out of bounds, reports CBS News’ Dana Jacobson.
“It’s nothing in the fashion of taking advantage of women or using our celebrity to get over on women. It’s not what happens at all,” Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dahntay Jones told Jacobson.
In the video, Trump could be heard saying, “I moved on her like a b****, but I couldn’t get there. And she was married.”
“And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything,” Trump said. “Grab them by the p****. You can do anything.”
Across the country, athletes and coaches from professional sports leagues had similar reactions.
“There’s players in our locker room with sisters, wives, and daughters. There’s not that type of talk in anyone’s locker room,” Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said.
“I’ll have my son in here, CP. Guys have their kids in here. So this is probably more of a family environment than any locker room,” Clippers’ Blake Griffin said.
“There’s no excuse to talk that way about women, to women, to other people,” Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate said.
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