{"id":18193,"date":"2026-07-26T21:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18193"},"modified":"2026-07-26T21:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:16:29","slug":"donald-trump-suggests-lebron-james-is-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18193","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Suggests LeBron James Is \u2018Racist\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theblast.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong> has reignited his long-running feud with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theblast.com\/tag\/lebron-james\/\">LeBron James<\/a><\/strong> by suggesting the NBA superstar may be racist. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president made the remark during a White House press conference while weighing in on the long-running debate over whether LeBron or Michael Jordan is the <a href=\"https:\/\/theblast.com\/551157\/nba-fans-hail-lebron-james-goat-20-years-after-first-game\/\">NBA\u2019s greatest player<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LeBron has yet to respond to Trump\u2019s latest comments, but he has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/theblast.com\/639147\/lebron-james-video-trump-endorses-kamala-harris\/\">criticized him<\/a> over the years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump on Jordan vs. LeBron debate: LeBron might be a &amp;apos;racist,&amp;apos; he might not like Trump\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yjL-GxCiHJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a recent White House press conference, Trump was asked who he considers the greatest basketball player of all time: LeBron James or Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than offering a simple answer, the president reflected on his friendship with Jordan before suggesting that LeBron might either be racist or simply dislike him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMichael Jordan is a guy that\u2019s a friend of mine. I play golf with him. He\u2019s a really good guy,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yjL-GxCiHJQ\">said<\/a>. He added, \u201cI think LeBron is \u2013 maybe he\u2019s a racist, but maybe he doesn\u2019t like Trump. I don\u2019t know. I only like people that like me, so I would say Michael Jordan all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lebron-never-hid-his-feelings-about-trump\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">LeBron Never Hid His Feelings About Trump<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LeBron-James-1536x1078.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 3 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 3 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=539%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LeBron-James-768x539.jpg\" alt=\"LeBron James during a press conference after losing Game Four of the Western Conference Finals\" class=\"wp-image-675156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536%2Cheight=1078%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LeBron-James-1536x1078.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024%2Cheight=719%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LeBron-James-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=539%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LeBron-James-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300%2Cheight=211%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LeBron-James-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LeBron-James-scaled.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">3<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LeBron has repeatedly criticized Trump throughout the years, both on social media and in interviews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHate has always existed in America. Yes, we know that, but Donald Trump just made it fashionable again! Statues has nothing to do with us now,\u201d LeBron <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KingJames\/status\/897562037102026752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeadspin.com%2Fajax%2Finset%2Fiframe%3Fid%3Dtwitter-897562037102026752%26autosize%3D1\">wrote<\/a> in a 2017 post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That same year, he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kingjames\/status\/911610455877021697?lang=en\">called<\/a> Trump a \u201cbum\u201d after the president rescinded the Golden State Warriors\u2019 White House invitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following year, LeBron told <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CNNTonight\/status\/1024098820764983296\">CNN<\/a> that Trump was trying to use sports to divide Americans, while he believed sports had the power to unite people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump later responded with one of his own trademark jabs. \u201cLeBron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made LeBron look smart, which isn\u2019t easy to do. I like Mike,\u201d he wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1025586524782559232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1025719952739844098%7Ctwgr%5E25c667fdb70b29aa4b0aee8bb625eabd96563b91%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Fdonald-trump-attacked-lebron-james-intelligence-in-a-tweet-and-other-athletes-werent-having-it%2F\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LeBron James explains why he called President Trump a &quot;bum&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cVDN87_oJwk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked in a later interview whether he regretted calling Trump a \u201cbum,\u201d LeBron made it clear he had no intention of taking back the remark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NBA superstar argued that Trump failed to understand the responsibility that comes with serving as president and said he was deeply troubled by his administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe doesn\u2019t understand the power that he has for being the leader of this beautiful country,\u201d LeBron <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BenGolliver\/status\/912374490599907329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E912374490599907329%7Ctwgr%5E2c1cce9ee57deb2d56c1112720372569eb82ce22%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnba%2F2018%2F08%2F04%2F10-times-lebron-james-stood-up-to-donald-trump%2F81731308007%2F\">said<\/a>. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t understand how many kids, no matter the race, look up to the president of the United States for guidance, for leadership, for words of encouragement\u2026 The people run this country, not one individual, and damn sure not him.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lebron-opposed-trump-s-travel-ban\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">LeBron Opposed Trump\u2019s Travel Ban<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donald-Trump-1-1-1735x2048.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"1\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 3 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 3 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788%2Cheight=930%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donald-Trump-1-1-788x930.jpg\" alt=\"Minister Of The Republic Of Iraq Ali Al-Zaidi Meets With United States President Donald J Trump At The White House\" class=\"wp-image-821254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1735%2Cheight=2048%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donald-Trump-1-1-1735x2048.jpg 1735w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1301%2Cheight=1536%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donald-Trump-1-1-1301x1536.jpg 1301w, 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spoke out against the president\u2019s executive order restricting entry into the U.S. from several predominantly Muslim countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/lifestyle-news\/lebron-james-donald-trumps-muslim-ban-divides-excludes-people-972642\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, the Lakers star argued that diversity is one of America\u2019s greatest strengths and urged people to reject policies that divide communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDiversity is what makes this country so great,\u201d LeBron said. \u201cWe should all continue to speak up and fight for ideas that bring people together regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs or any other differences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said, \u201cI am not in favor of this policy or any policy that divides and excludes people. I stand with the many, many Americans who believe this does not represent what the United States is all about. And we should continue to speak out about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lebron-james-remains-active-despite-trump-silence\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a\/>LeBron James Remains Active Despite Trump Silence<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lebron-james-nba2-2048x1367.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"2\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 3 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 3 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=513%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lebron-james-nba2-768x513.jpg\" alt=\"LeBron James during 2024 Olympics.\" class=\"wp-image-757649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=2048%2Cheight=1367%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lebron-james-nba2-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536%2Cheight=1025%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lebron-james-nba2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024%2Cheight=684%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lebron-james-nba2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=513%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lebron-james-nba2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300%2Cheight=200%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lebron-james-nba2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lebron-james-nba2-scaled.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">3<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike during Trump\u2019s first term, LeBron has recently been less critical of the president for reasons he has yet to disclose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, he did not support Trump\u2019s bid for a second term, endorsing Kamala Harris during the 2024 election. He had also backed Trump\u2019s opponents in previous election cycles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite being less critical of Trump and his administration in recent years, LeBron has remained a vocal advocate for social causes, including speaking out about police violence, education reform, and the importance of voting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has also remained committed to philanthropy, donating millions of dollars to various causes over the years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has reignited his long-running feud with LeBron James by suggesting the NBA superstar may be racist. The president made the remark during a White House press conference while weighing in on the long-running debate over whether LeBron or Michael Jordan is the NBA\u2019s greatest player. LeBron has yet to respond to Trump\u2019s latest&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FIFA-World-Cup-2026-MEGA1476012_077-scaled-1200x675.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}