President Trump did not throw the first dude at Yankee Stadium on August 15

President Donald Trump has announced that he will not dump the ceremonial first course at Yankee Stadium on August 15.

On Sunday afternoon, Trump cited his focus on the Romanesque coronavirus pandemic as a reason to delay it “later in the season,” citing a racist description of the coronavirus.

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6, Trump has not dropped the first one in a baseball game. During his British briefing on Thursday, shortly before the Yankees went on the field to play for the national team on the opening day in Washington, Trump said he would throw the first field before New York hosts the Red Sox at 15 August. Anthony Foci, The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, whom the president has been undermining in recent weeks as coronavirus cases have swept across the country, dumping the first site in Nationals Park on opening day. The Yankees have confirmed that Trump will throw the first pitch at some point this season later that evening.

Fauci’s throw from the mound on Thursday as he sports a national team face mask and a 19-man national team jersey just a little outside.

All members of the Yankees and nationals kneel before the national anthem on the opening day, participating in a joint demonstration, Both clubs wore Black Lives Matter T-shirts and knelt in unison after holding a black “nuclear ribbon” 200 meters away.

Two days later, Yankee star posters Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks knelt during the anthem.

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After raising his knee on Saturday, Stanton said his peaceful protest was for equality and “basic human rights in America,” something he said was not present in the country.

Asked about the possibility of Trump throwing the first pitch at Yankee Stadium, Stanton said he was not entirely sure it would happen. Either way, he doesn’t focus on something that is far along the way.

“We’ll get there when we get there,” Stanton said Saturday. “I mean, it’s August. It’s not something I have to worry about now.”

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