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LeBron Blasted Trump and Addressed the 'Sad' Situation in Charlottesville With These Tweets

"Make America Great Again, huh?"

Many people were left deeply disturbed, disgusted and saddened over the white supremacists' terrorist attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. LeBron James was one of those people.

The three-time NBA champion took to his Twitter account Saturday night and expressed that "it's sad what's going on in Charlottesville," before blasting President Trump by asking, "Is this the direction our country is heading? Make America Great Again, huh?"

And King James was just warming up. Here are his series of tweets reacting to the situation in Charlottesville.

  • LeBron has been woke for some time now, and he wasn't about to hold his tongue on the disgusting events in Charlottesville, blasting Trump in the process

    Was this kind of terrorist attack an example of what President Trump meant to "Make America Great Again?" Is this the direction our country is heading?

  • And LeBron's main concern is the kids

    Yes, they do. Much better!

  • After making his point, King James began tweeting President Obama's sentiments about Charlottesville, including quoting Nelson Mandela

    Powerful words. And we salute LeBron for making it his business to publicly react.

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