NCAA Basketball Champ Coach Calls Trump A ‘Fascist’ Who Should Be ‘Removed’ | EUROtoday

Muffet McGraw, who coached the Notre Dame girls’s basketball workforce to 2 nationwide championships, is blowing the whistle on Donald Trump.

McGraw wrote a scathing rebuke of the president in gentle of the occasions in Minneapolis, calling him a “fascist” who ought to be “removed” from the White House.

On X, previously Twitter, McGraw harkened to the killings of Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.

She then pivoted to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, protesters of Trump’s immigration crackdown earlier than they had been gunned down by federal officers deployed by the president. Video proof has not supported makes an attempt by the administration to demonize the victims.

“We no longer believe in the rule of law, or in the principle that no one is above it — because under this administration, the opposite has proven true,” McGraw wrote. “Justice is no longer blind; it is bought with money and protected by power.”

“We need real change,” she continued. ”… What we want is a reckoning in Washington. Until we take away the fascist within the White House, we are going to proceed to observe our democracy crumble.”

McGraw led the Irish to titles in 2001 and 2018 earlier than retiring in 2020.

The basketball world has heard from others as tragedy unfolded within the Twin Cities.

Victor Wembanyama of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs stated he was “horrified.”

“I think that it’s crazy that some people might make it seem or make it sound like it’s acceptable, like the murder of civilians is acceptable,” he informed reporters.

The New York Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns, who beforehand performed for the Minnesota Timberwolves, wrote on X:

“What is happening in the Twin Cities and the Great North Star State is heartbreaking to witness. These events have cost lives and shaken families — and we must call for accountability, transparency, and protections for all people. This moment demands that we reflect honestly on what our values truly are. My thoughts, prayers, and deepest condolences are with the families of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. … I stand the people of with Minnesota.”