San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich has been known for his candid interviews over the years. Before the Spurs’ game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday night, Popovich was asked about his thoughts on the various women marches in protest of President Trump. In classic Popovich fashion, there was no holding back and his comments were critical of President Trump.
Following from Jeremy Gottlieb of Washington Post.
“The march today was great. The message is important. It could have been a whole lot of groups marching. Somebody said on TV, ‘What’s the message?’ The message is obvious. Our president comes in with the lowest rating of anybody whoever came into the office. There’s a majority of people out there, since Hillary won the popular vote, that don’t buy his act.
“I hope he does a great job. But there’s a difference between respecting the office of the president and the person who occupies it. That respect has to be earned. It’s hard to be respectful of someone when we all have kids and we’re watching him be misogynistic and xenophobic and racist and make fun of handicapped people.
“But I felt great today watching the march, in protest to how he has conducted himself, because it tells me I really do live in a country where a lot of people care. We have to be vigilant, to make sure that although we all hope he does good things for our country, we don’t get embarrassed by him and roll back liberties that have been worked for for so long in so many different areas.”
See below to watch the full interview in it’s entirety.
