President Biden’s Atlanta Braves invitation to the White House draws GOP ire

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – President Joe Biden’s invitation to the Atlanta Braves to go to the White Home subsequent week is drawing ire from Republicans.

Biden is internet hosting the 2021 World Sequence champion on the White Home on Monday, the identical time the Braves are visiting the Washington Nationals for the final time this season.

Republicans level to Biden’s and Democrats’ help in shifting the 2021 MLB All-Star Recreation from Truist Park in protest over Georgia’s then-new voter registration legal guidelines, a transfer Republicans mentioned price Georgia $100 million in misplaced income.

The choice to maneuver the All-Star Recreation was made by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

“There’s no escaping the truth that Joe Biden’s lies price Georgians,” mentioned Republican Nationwide Committee spokesperson Garrison Douglas. “Biden’s lies about Georgia’s election integrity regulation have been so egregious, The Washington Publish gave him ‘4 Pinocchios.’”

Douglas additionally mentioned Democrat gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams was given “Two Pinocchios.” U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who’s in an in depth reelection battle with GOP challenger Herschel Walker, additionally said he “respect[ed]” MLB’s determination to drag the sport from Georgia.

Two Georgia reps say MLB commissioner ought to make amends over 2021 All-Star sport

Earlier this yr, U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Barry Loudermilk wrote a letter to Manfred, asking him how “MLB will redress the hurt precipitated to the state of Georgia by shifting the 2021 MLB All-Star Recreation out of Georgia in response to baseless assaults on the state’s Election Integrity Act.”

“In response to Georgia’s Secretary of State, greater than 850,000 Georgians solid a poll in individual or returned an absentee poll,” Carter and Loudermilk wrote. “In comparison with early-voting turnout in current primaries, this voter turnout represented a 168% improve over the 2018 election, which was the final gubernatorial major.”

Carter represents a lot of south and coastal Georgia’s 1st district, together with Savannah, whereas Loudermilk’s eleventh district consists of a lot of metro Atlanta’s northern suburbs, together with Marietta and Smyrna.

“It’s estimated that shifting the sport from the state price native companies, a lot of that are minority-owned companies and confronted important hardship recovering from the pandemic, greater than $100 million,” the congressmen wrote. “Whereas we’re happy that the Atlanta Braves finally overcame this politicization and claimed the 2021 World Sequence, we’re saddened that MLB fell sufferer to the lies unfold about what our state regulation actually does and have been bullied into shifting the All-Star sport out of Georgia.

“Any voter suppression claims have been completely debunked, but your group has didn’t take any duty for the injury your mischaracterizations precipitated.”

Manfred introduced the 2021 All-Star Recreation can be held in Denver as an alternative of Atlanta. It additionally moved its 2021 draft out of town, in line with CBS Information, two days after Biden endorsed shifting the sport out of Atlanta in an interview with ESPN.

“I feel right now’s skilled athletes are performing extremely responsibly. I’d strongly help them doing that. Individuals look to them. They’re leaders,” Biden mentioned.

Biden, in line with the Related Press, is getting within the Sept. 26 go to with nearly every week earlier than the 2022 common season wraps up and playoffs start. The Braves beat the Houston Astros in six video games final yr and are presently in an in depth battle with the New York Mets for the Nationwide League East pennant.

MLB’s post-season begins Oct. 7.

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