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LeBron James took a swipe at Donald Trump, calling him the “so-called President” while demanding unity in light of the Charlottesville tragedy.
Speaking on stage to students, parents and families connected to his foundation at the end of a day-long event at Cedar Point Amusement Park, James said he wanted to spend a moment addressing the weekend’s violent protests, where a woman was killed.
“I know there’s a lot of tragic things happening in Charlottesville,” James said. “I just want to speak on it right now.
“I have this platform and I’m somebody that has a voice of command and the only way for us to get better as a society and for us to get better as people is love.
“And that’s the only way we’re going to be able to conquer something as one. It’s not about the guy that’s the so-called President of the United States, or whatever the case.”

Hate 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!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 15, 2017

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Earlier in the day, the NBA superstar blasted Trump on Twitter after the President appeared to equate the actions of white supremacists and those protesting them.
James has been outspoken on his political beliefs in the past, and he took advantage of his first public appearance since the NBA Finals to call out Trump’s actions.
‘What about the alt-left’: Trump again blames ‘both sides’ for deadly violence in Virginia
“It’s not about a teacher that you don’t feel like cares about what’s going on with you every day,” James continued.
“It’s not about people that you just don’t feel like want to give the best energy and effort to you. It’s about us. It’s about us looking in the mirror. Kids all the way up to the adults.
“All of us looking in the mirror and saying, ‘What can we do better to help change?’ And if we can all do that and give 110 per cent, then that’s all you can ask for.

“So, shout out to the innocent people in Charlottesville and shout out to everybody across the world that just want to be great and just want to love. Thank you, and I love you all.”
James was joined on stage by his three children, singers Usher and Jordin Sparks, who performed during the event, and Cleveland Cavaliers teammate JR Smith.
James flew to New York earlier on Tuesday to play in pickup games with Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks.

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LeBron James blasts Donald Trump as the ‘so-called President’ over Charlottesville remarks

LeBron James has been outspoken on his political beliefs in the past. Photo: AP

LeBron James Jr., left and his dad, NBA star LeBron James, right, shake hands prior to tipoff of a youth tournament game at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, July 21, 2017. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS)

‘What about the alt-left’: Trump again blames ‘both sides’ for deadly violence in Virginia

Ex-leader of Ku Klux Klan applauds Trump for his ‘courage’,

U.S. President Donald Trump stops to respond to more questions about his responses to the violence, injuries and deaths at the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville as he walks away flanked by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (L) and U.S. Secret Service agents (R) after speaking to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US President Donald Trump answers questions about his response to the violence, injuries and deaths at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. He insisted “both sides” were to blame for the violence in the rally. Photo: Reuters

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