Golden State Warriors star shooting guard Klay Thompson voiced his frustrations with U.S. President Donald Trump for his insensitive comments about the Bahamians.
The 29-year-old three-time NBA champion reacted to the comments made by the president about the Bahamians, who was greatly affected by Hurricane Dorian that ravaged the Caribbean. The Bahamas is the birth nation of Klay's father, Mychal Thompson.
Per Mark Medina of USA TODAY Sports:
Thompson became bothered, though, with what President Donald Trump said about the Bahamas following the destruction that Hurricane Dorian inflicted on his father’s homeland. Trump warned about the government admitting Bahamians into the U.S., saying that the 700-island nation has “some very bad people and some very bad gang member and some very, very bad drug dealers.”
“I didn’t appreciate the language he used with Bahamians,” Thompson told USA TODAY Sports. “They’re gang members and criminals? I’ve known Bahamians my whole life. Yes, there are criminals in Nassau. But there are criminals worldwide. When you lose everything, your home, your loved ones and thousands are dead, and then you generalize a whole population, I thought it was very very ill advised and bad timing. That language really (ticked) me off.”
The United States government is embroiled in another crisis with the Bahamian survivors seeking shelter and refuge in the nearby country. Thompson criticized President Trump's dismissive and irresponsible comments about Bahamians at a time of need.
Thompson comes as another strong voice of dissent against Trump after head coach Steve Kerr — who regularly addresses what he views as the president's mistakes and wrongdoings in public office to media members and on social media.
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