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New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick will not accept medal from Donald Trump following US Capitol violence
Six-time Super Bowl coach Bill Belichick says he will not accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Donald Trump in the wake of the violence at the Capitol.
Key points:
- The coach did not say explicitly he had turned down the offer from Mr Trump, who he has called a friend
- The Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honour
- Following George Floyd’s death, Patriots players praised Belichick for providing an open forum for them to express their feelings on race and social injustice
In a delicately worded, one-paragraph statement, Belichick said: “Remaining true to the people, team and country I love outweigh the benefits of any individual award.”
The New England Patriots coach did not explicitly say he had turned down…
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