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James laughed when asked if it bothered him that Trump called him dumb, according to The Reporter.
\"No, because I'm not,\" he says. \"That's like somebody saying I can't play ball. That doesn't bother me at all.\"
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The NBA star has a long history of railing against the president.
When Trump withdrew the Golden State Warriors' invitation to the White House in 2017 after point guard Stephen Curry said he would skip the traditional championship visit, James tweeted at the president, calling him a \"bum\" and highlighting that Curry \"already said he ain't going!\"
\"Going to the White House was a great honor until you showed up!\" James wrote.
Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team.Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2017
U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017
During the NBA finals in June, James told reporters that neither team wanted to visit the White House.
\"I mean, I know no matter who this series, no one's ... no one wants the invite anyway,\" he said.
In August 2017, after the Charlottesville protests turned violent, James tweeted that \"hate has always existed in America,\" but \"Donald Trump just made it fashionable again!\"
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
James, who supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, has also spoken out on Trump's immigration policies and rejected the characterization of Trump's comments to Billy Bush in the 2005 Access Hollywood video as \"locker room talk.\"
\"That's not locker room talk,\" James told reporters in October 2016. \"That's trash talk.\"
LeBron on Donald Trump: \"That's not locker room talk. That's trash talk.\" pic.twitter.com/3optkXraM3
— Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) October 12, 2016
James spoke to the reporter on his recent move to Los Angeles to join the Lakers roster and his role to 1990s hit \"Space Jam.\"
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