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Bonus Quote of the Day

September 20, 2018 at 1:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“That’s like somebody saying I can’t play ball. That doesn’t bother me at all. What bothers me is that he has time to even do that. He has the most powerful job in the world. Like, you really got this much time that you can comment on me?”

— LeBron James, in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, on President Trump insulting his intelligence.

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: LeBron James

Trump Slams LeBron James After Interview

August 4, 2018 at 10:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump hurled insults at Lebron James in a Friday night tweet after the basketball star criticized him in an interview with CNN.

Said Trump: “Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do.”

He concluded with an apparent reference to basketball legend Michael Jordan and the debate of who is the best basketball player of all time, saying: “I like Mike!”

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Don Lemon, LeBron James

LeBron Says NBA Champs Won’t Visit White House

June 5, 2018 at 2:29 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James says that neither the Cleveland Cavaliers nor the Golden State Warriors want to visit the White House, if they win the NBA Finals,” Sports Illustrated reports.

James added that he was still digesting the news of Trump’s disinviting of the Philadelphia Eagles: “That’s typical of him. I know no matter who wins this series, no one wants to go anyway.”

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: LeBron James

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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