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Warren tells Trump to 'sign the damn bill' as bipartisan housing package remains stalled in Washington
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., lashed out at President Donald Trump during a recent local television interview, labeling him a "man-child" throwing a "tantrum" over his refusal to sign a sweeping bipartisan housing package.
Appearing on WCVB's "On the Record," the left-wing senator did not hold back her frustration over the stalled legislation, delivering a blunt message to the president: "Sign the damn bill."
"If he cared about the American people, he'd have already signed the damn thing," Warren said during the interview, arguing that Trump "does not care about the economic survival of America's working families."
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The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is an expansive bipartisan package that she said contains nearly 50 provisions designed to address the nationwide housing emergency.
Warren noted that decades of under-building have driven prices up, leaving the U.S. in need of millions of new units.
The primary focus of the bill is to lower the costs of construction and make it easier to build new homes.
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The bill, which was co-sponsored by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., also includes a secondary focus aimed at blocking corporate consolidation of the housing market.
Warren explained that the legislation is designed to keep private equity firms from buying up local neighborhoods and turning America "into a nation of renters."
According to Warren, the legislation had widespread support from both sides of the aisle before it was stalled.
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She claimed the bill was "handed to the president on a silver platter" and that lawmakers from both parties were eagerly taking credit for the legislation.
"Republicans were all going online, saying, ‘well, I helped write that bill. This bill is terrific,’" Warren said. "So everybody's out there saying, ‘my bill, I helped make this happen,’ right up until the man-child has a tantrum and announces he will not be signing it."
Critics of the legislation claim it does not allocate fresh federal funding, directly address rising costs of homeownership, or go far enough to address permitting issues.
The president previously canceled a scheduled signing event, insisting lawmakers must first approve the unrelated SAVE America Act, a voting-focused measure, before he moves forward.
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Alex Miller contributed to this report.
F1 star Lewis Hamilton reveals that he suffered a serious neck injury in a testing crash
Formula 1 is in Austria for a race at the Red Bull Ring, but fresh in everyone's mind is the Spanish Grand Prix from two weeks ago that saw Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton back on top of the podium.
It was the British driver's 106th grand prix win, but just his first with Ferrari, a team he joined in 2025.
The win was looked at as a bit of a comeback story, but most thought Hamilton was just coming back from a lousy 2025 season for him and Ferrari.
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It turns out, it was actually a return from quite a bit more.
Back in early 2025, Hamilton took part in a private preseason test with Ferrari and crashed during it. The crash was reported at the time, but the severity wasn't known until this week.
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The crash — which occurred, ironically, at the same Barcelona circuit Hamilton won at two weeks ago — left him with a pretty serious neck injury.
"I hit the wall very hard last year in testing," Hamilton said, per The Athletic. "Knocked out one of the discs in my neck, which was into the nerve. So, I couldn’t do a lot for like nine weeks."
Hamilton said that during that time, he had daily chiropractic appointments and struggled with sleeping.
"I had painkillers, I had to get an injection," he said. "I did everything I could to try to fix it."
What's wild is that Hamilton took part in preseason testing and a couple of races in those nine weeks with the bad neck.
Formula 1 drivers train their necks to withstand the extreme G-forces they deal with during races, so imagine having to get through those with an injury like that.
Hamilton will be looking to follow up his win in Spain with another strong performance in Austria. His weekend in Austria isn't off to the hottest start as he finished P5 in both of Friday's practice sessions.
However, he did finish ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc in both sessions.
‘Baked to death’: Homan rips media while sharing horrific scenes from border enforcement career
White House border czar Tom Homan erupted at critics of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda Friday, recalling horrific scenes from his decades in border enforcement — including migrants he said were "baked to death" in a tractor-trailer — as he argued that secure borders save lives.
Homan used the graphic stories during remarks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., to push back on critics who have accused the Trump administration of being inhumane, arguing instead that tougher border enforcement saves lives by deterring migrants from making dangerous journeys controlled by cartels.
"I want to talk about why I’m pissed off this morning," Homan told the crowd, arguing that media coverage has falsely portrayed Trump’s immigration policies as cruel or inhumane.
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"There’s nothing further from the truth," Homan said. Rather, the border czar said critics have it backward, arguing that lax border enforcement creates the conditions for migrants to be exploited, assaulted or killed by smugglers and cartels. "What President Trump is doing is saving lives," Homan told the crowd.
He then described one of the most graphic scenes he said he witnessed during his career in border enforcement.
"I’ve stood in the back of a tractor-trailer with 19 dead people at my feet," Homan told the crowd at the Washington Hilton Friday morning, adding that the victims included a young boy and that they were found in their underwear while trying to escape extreme heat in the back of the truck.
"They all baked to death," Homan said. "I got to that crime scene. They're all in underwear, trying to get some relief from the 170 degree heat in the back of a steel truck with no air. Think of the way these people died."
Homan also said he has spoken with young girls who were raped by cartel members while making the journey to the U.S. border.
"I’ve gotten on my knees to talk to little girls as young as 9 that were raped multiple times by members of a cartel," Homan said.
"That’s what happens when you have an unsecured border," he added. "Well, guess what? There’s no little 9-year-old girl right now that everybody’s getting on their knees and talking to. President Trump has closed the border down."
Homan repeatedly defended Trump personally and politically, saying the president has delivered the "most secure border in the history of this nation" and arguing that the administration’s immigration crackdown is aimed at preventing more deaths, trafficking and cartel exploitation.
"Secure borders save lives," Homan said near the end of his remarks. "Secure borders protect our national security. No one’s done it better than President Trump. And we ain’t finished yet."
The remarks came as the Trump administration continues to face criticism from Democrats and immigrant-rights advocates over its mass deportation push, expanded immigration enforcement and efforts to reverse Biden-era border policies. Homan, however, framed the crackdown as a moral necessity, saying the administration is making the country safer while reducing incentives for migrants to place themselves in the hands of criminal cartels.
Who is Alyssa Thomas? WNBA star suspended for punching Caitlin Clark in the throat
Phoenix Mercury All-Star Alyssa Thomas is the latest villain to Caitlin Clark fans after punching Clark in the throat during a game on Wednesday night.
The referees missed the punch in real time, but fans and the league office did not.
A viral clip of the punch in slow motion spread across social media, pouring gasoline on the ongoing culture war surrounding Clark’s physical treatment by opposing players, which has been a controversial issue dating back to Clark's rookie season in 2024.
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And Less than 24 hours after the incident, the WNBA slapped Thomas with a one-game suspension for what was deemed a "reckless" and "non-basketball act."
Who is the woman behind the punch?
In a 2019 interview with Nike PLAYlist, Thomas answered what sport she would have gone pro in if she didn't go pro in basketball.
"Either boxing or MMA," Thomas said.
If Thomas never went pro in any sport, she said she would have gotten into dentistry.
"Since I was a kid, I loved going to the dentist. I just was fascinated with teeth and still am. I’m passionate about that whole process of cleaning," according to a profile on WNBA.com.
Thomas was signed up to try basketball for the first time at the age of five by her mother, Tina, per the WNBA.
Thomas said she "Threw myself all down the stairs, down the hallway," while her mom said "She just threw an absolute hissy fit."
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Thomas' parents never took it easy on her when they played "Candyland" as she was growing up.
"We weren’t the parents that were just going to let you win," Tina said, per the WNBA.
"In life, you have to fight, and how are you going to fight if you don’t teach your kids to fight? So if she fell over, ‘get up, you’re alright,’ and if she didn’t get up, you knew something was wrong."
It was a parenting tactic also used by the father of New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter, who famously never let Jeter win in board games or card games when he was growing up, to instill harsh competitiveness at an early age.
Thomas added that her mom was especially hard on her and helped develop her toughness.
"By no means was it easy, and it’s still not easy," Thomas said.
Thomas currently plays basketball with torn labrums in both of her shoulders.
The injuries are so severe that she completely lacks the structural integrity to lift her arms and shoot a traditional, fluid jump shot. Instead, she is forced to use a rigid, one-handed pushing motion from her chest just to get the ball to the rim.
Because she cannot rely on outside shooting, Thomas adapted by leaning entirely into her physical frame. She drives directly into the teeth of opposing defenses, absorbing heavy contact in the paint to score closer to the basket.
That brutal, driving style requires her to initiate intense physical collisions on nearly every single possession.
Despite the mechanical limitations and constant pain, the tactical shift worked. She transformed herself into a six-time All-Star, three-time First-Team All-WNBA, an Olympic gold medalist and the undisputed triple-double queen of the WNBA.
The throat punch on Clark ignited a fierce wave of backlash.
Indiana Fever Head Coach Stephanie White led the charge, completely unloading on Thomas and the league's officials during her postgame press conference.
"We have a generational talent and a WNBA superstar who had two cheap shots right there that weren't called," White said, pointing directly at Thomas's actions. "Absolutely unacceptable."
White argued that Thomas regularly crosses the line from playing physical defense into inflicting dangerous, non-basketball contact.
"It’s absolutely egregious and utterly disrespectful," White continued to fume to reporters. "The fist in the throat is crazy. It's crazy. It's dangerous."
On Thursday, Fever President Kelly Krauskopf released a statement praising the decision to suspend Thomas.
"Player safety should be paramount in our league. We appreciate the WNBA's review of last night's incident and the action taken. Right now our focus is on Caitlin and our entire team as we prepare for Saturday," Krauskopf wrote.
Former Minnesota Vikings captain and prominent conservative activist Jack Brewer said the punch would be considered a "hate crime" if the roles were reversed.
"This would be considered a hate crime if it were the other way around," Brewer told Fox News Digital.
Other critics have expressed their own outrage on social media.
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Feds charge four as World Cup drone crackdown tops 400 seizures across US host cities nationwide
Four people are facing federal charges after allegedly flying drones into restricted airspace at FIFA World Cup events, as the FBI says authorities have now seized more than 400 unauthorized drones across the tournament's 11 U.S. host cities.
The suspects, Huu An Nguyen Dinh, John Alexander Meza, Patrick Heer, and Jordan Lee Zale, are accused of violating Temporary Flight Restrictions established around FIFA World Cup venues, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.
According to the FBI, Dinh had been warned by police just days before he allegedly flew a drone into restricted airspace.
The FBI's Houston field office used the cases to send a blunt warning to anyone thinking about launching a drone near a World Cup match or official fan event.
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"Don't want to be federally charged? Then don't fly in a #NoDroneZone!" the agency wrote in a social media post announcing the charges.
The federal charges are the latest sign authorities are aggressively enforcing airspace restrictions around World Cup venues nationwide.
"Due to unprecedented law enforcement coordination, this FBI and our DHS partners have seized over 400 drones from restricted airspace across all 11 U.S. host cities since the start of the FIFA World Cup tournament," the bureau said in a separate statement.
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The Transportation Security Administration previously told FOX Local that the federal government, led by the White House Task Force and working alongside the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, TSA, Federal Aviation Administration and state and local law enforcement, launched a coordinated airspace security and drone mitigation operation for the tournament.
"Unauthorized drone flights in restricted areas are a serious violation of federal law," a TSA spokesperson told FOX Local. "Operators can face fines up to $100,000, drone seizure, and federal criminal charges. Enforcement is swift and proactive."
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The FAA has designated every World Cup stadium and official fan event as a "No Drone Zone," warning that "unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited in the designated airspace and surrounding grounds." During major sporting events, the agency establishes Temporary Flight Restrictions, or TFRs, to secure the airspace around venues and protect players, fans, teams and law enforcement operations.
The restrictions extend beyond stadiums. The FAA has also imposed temporary drone bans around official fan festival sites in host cities, including Houston's East Downtown District, Dallas Fair Park, New York's Rockefeller Center, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Philadelphia's Lemon Hill Park. The agency says additional restrictions may also be implemented around team hotels, training sites and other tournament-related locations.
Federal officials warn the consequences can be steep. According to the FAA, operators who violate those restrictions "may face" civil penalties of up to $75,000 per violation, criminal fines of up to $100,000, confiscation of their drone and federal criminal prosecution. The agency has also deployed its Drone Expedited and Targeted Enforcement Response, or DETER, initiative to accelerate investigations during the World Cup.
The nationwide crackdown has already led to dozens of enforcement actions across multiple host cities.
Houston has seen 28 drone seizures since World Cup events began, according to the FBI. Seattle's total climbed to 22 after agents seized six drones from operators who violated flight restrictions on June 24. In Dallas, the FBI recently announced agents confiscated four drones that allegedly violated Temporary Flight Restrictions over AT&T Stadium and the city's FIFA Fan Festival.
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Kansas City also saw a major enforcement operation on June 18, when federal authorities intercepted eight drones during FIFA World Cup events after operators allegedly violated Temporary Flight Restrictions, according to the TSA. The FBI seized all eight drones and their controllers, while two drone operators received misdemeanor violation notices. Officials said the counter-drone operation also led to the arrest of a woman wanted on six outstanding warrants.
"Not only is flying drones in TFR zones illegal, it's dangerous. My office is committed to keeping our community and visitors safe by keeping our skies drone free," U.S. Attorney R. Matthew Price said following the Kansas City operation. "If you see a drone breaking the rules, report it. If you are flying an illegal drone, think twice because violators will be held accountable by the Department of Justice."
The warning has also been echoed by FBI field offices across the country.
In Seattle, the bureau cautioned fans, "Planning to fly your drone at a World Cup match? Think again!" The FBI warned that "Temporary Flight Restrictions will be in place around World Cup stadiums and fan festivals" and that "flying a drone in these areas is prohibited and a federal crime."
The bureau also urged drone operators to "always check airspace restrictions using FAA-approved B4UFLY apps or visit tfr.faa.gov" before flying and encouraged the public to "report unsafe drone activity immediately at 1-800-CALL-FBI."
Fox News' Stephanie Weaver contributed to this report.
The five best years in video game history ranked: Which gaming year was the greatest ever?
The second half of 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated time periods for video gaming in quite some time.
With the recent release of "Star Fox" for the Nintendo Switch 2 in addition to the "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" remake and "Grand Theft Auto VI" set to come out later this year, 2026 could be a banner year in the history of video games.
Will it be the best year ever, though?
I highly doubt it, but to see just how 2026 will stack up when things are all said and done, let's look back at five of the greatest years that video gaming has to offer.
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If you needed an idea of just how packed this list is, 2007 just narrowly edged out 2017 for this final spot.
It's hard to find many flaws in 2007 as a whole, regardless of what genre you were into.
If you were a big first-person shooter fan, "Halo 3" gave you one of the greatest franchises of the genre (and one that will be appearing more on this list) in next-gen format, while "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" is one of the most recognizable shooters of all time.
Games like "Mass Effect" and "BioShock" were Triple-A action-adventure darlings with both critical and commercial appeal (before the franchises had been milked of all their creativity).
You even had games like "Portal" and "Rock Band" offering a diverse array of games for fans of all walks of life, and even the Nintendo fanboys got "Super Mario Galaxy," one of the best titles in the plumber's arsenal.
The only thing missing here is a big-time hardware/console release, but from a pure games perspective, 2007 can go toe-to-toe with almost any year.
Another year that failed to see a big-time console release (unless you count the Japanese release of the PSP) but made its mark based solely on its games was 2004.
Much like 2007, '04 had a Halo title — this time "Halo 2" — grip the masses with revolutionary gameplay, but a different sequel had everyone in the PC gaming world going bananas.
"Half-Life 2" had nerds everywhere foaming at the mouth thanks to its cutting-edge physics engine, and is still one of the most revered games more than 20 years later.
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Just those two games alone could have warranted 2004's inclusion on this list, but it doesn't stop there.
If you're a GTA fan, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" was released in 2004, and many fans still view the game as the peak of the entire series.
Other standouts from the Class of '04 include "World of Warcraft," "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II," "Metal Gear Solid 3" and "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door."
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Sequel-heavy, sure, but pound-for-pound, 2004 is one of the most explosive years in gaming.
Okay, I swear this is the last year with a Halo release in it.
This time, we travel back to 2001, where the very first in the series, "Halo: Combat Evolved," burst onto the scene and rewrote the entire FPS genre in the process.
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And where would Halo be — and Microsoft in general — without the Xbox, which was released on November 15 of that year?
Not to be outdone, Nintendo released a console of their own, the GameCube, which was a little underappreciated in its heyday, but has reached almost mythical status with the passage of time.
Two landmark console releases and one of the best shooters of all time would be enough for anyone to put this year in their top-five, but that doesn't even scratch the surface.
"Grand Theft Auto III" was released and promptly blew everyone's minds, inventing a new genre of 3D sandbox games that we still play to this day.
Seriously, every open-world sandbox game you have played or will play owes its existence to "GTA III," so show some respect.
"Super Smash Bros.: Melee," "Final Fantasy X" and "Metal Gear Solid 2" all ushered their respective franchises into the next generation with grace, and are all still fan favorites in their own right.
Hard to believe there are still two more years that rank ahead of this one.
This was about as close of a race for first and second place as any ranking list I've done while working at OutKick, but just barely getting knocked to the second-place podium is 1997.
No console release? No problem!
You could make the argument that roughly half a dozen franchises and/or genres reached their apexes with releases in '97.
Do you like first-person shooters? Does "GoldenEye 007" for the Nintendo 64 do anything for you?
How about RPGs? Ever heard of a little PlayStation classic called "Final Fantasy VII"?
Not to mention games like "Diablo," "Mario Kart 64," "Star Fox 64" and "Fallout" all came out in 1997.
I could go on, but you get the idea. This year is so loaded there are probably games I haven't even mentioned yet that are several gamers' favorite titles or at the very least find their way onto several people's Mt. Rushmores when ranking their own favorite games.
1997 is a genre-defining year in video gaming, and when I start saying it out loud, I almost can't believe I have another year ahead of it, but once you see which year I had in mind for the top spot, it will be hard to argue.
Was it ever going to be any other year?
It might be my '90s bias showing, but 1998 is the greatest gaming year of all time, and I feel pretty confident in saying that.
Yes, 1997 was epic, but 1998 is practically untouchable.
To start things off, how about the most critically acclaimed game of all time being released in '98? That would be none other than "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time," a game so great, they remade it not once, but twice for next-gen consoles.
Speaking of consoles, the Sega Dreamcast was released in 1998 as well.
Though it never got the love it deserved during its lifecycle, the Dreamcast is one of the most cherished consoles in retrospect and is a cult classic with several games attached to its name that have stood the test of time.
So, that's it, right? The greatest game of all time and a console that was maybe a little ahead of its time?
Not a chance!
"Banjo-Kazooie," "Half-Life," "Metal Gear Solid," "StarCraft," "Resident Evil 2" and "Baldur's Gate" were ALL released in the same year.
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Had enough? Well, let me ask you this: are you a Pokemon fan?
Both "Pokemon Red" and "Pokemon Blue" were unleashed on an unsuspecting public in '98.
Any way you slice it, it's hard to argue with any other year taking this top spot, though I welcome any conversations to the contrary.
What was your favorite year in video gaming? Let me know in the comments below.
Video shows gaping hole after small plane crashes into towering skyscraper
Video captured a large emergency response after a small plane crashed into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper on Friday, prompting an immediate information blackout from Chinese authorities, The Associated Press reported.
Video and photos shared on social media appear to show the aircraft plummeting to the ground after smashing a large hole in the 108-story CITIC Tower, located in the Chinese capital's business district.
Police, fire and EMS workers were spotted at the scene preventing witnesses from taking photos and attempting to clear the area.
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A person working inside the high-rise said the plane crash triggered the building's fire alarms.
Flight tracking data from Flightradar24 indicated the aircraft was a Sunward SA 60L Aurora, which took off about 30 miles east of the city and crashed shortly before 6 p.m. local time.
ADS-B data for the flight only includes a partial flight path and stops prior to the crash, according to air traffic data.
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The AP reported that photos and videos of the incident escaped the country’s "great firewall" and were circulated on social media platform X, though Chinese censors have removed content about the crash from the country's restricted internet.
No information has been released by government officials or state-run media, as of Friday afternoon.
The cause of the crash, identity of the pilot, and the number of casualties remain unclear.
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New limited-edition US passport features Trump's image and a warning
President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled the inside of the new United States passport, which shows his own image gracing a page in front of the Declaration of Independence, while warning those coming to the U.S. to behave appropriately.
"The U.S.A.’s New Passport, which says, ‘Welcome, but be good!’ President DJT," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post accompanied by the image.
The image of one page shows a stern-looking Trump over his signature, while another page features a mock-up of the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence, with "United States of America 250" written below.
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Fox News Digital previously reported that the State Department would be rolling out limited-edition U.S. passports to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence, with Trump featured prominently.
The passports are slated to be released this summer and are part of the Trump administration’s broader "America250" celebration, which also includes a Grand Prix race on the National Mall in August and a UFC fight on the White House South Lawn that took place earlier this month.
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A State Department official previously told Fox News Digital that the new designs will be available to "any American citizen" who applies for a passport during the rollout and will continue for as long as there is availability.
Trump's social media post comes as the U.S. has enacted stricter vetting policies for foreign visitors, explicitly demanding that tourists and nonimmigrants respect and follow U.S. laws and institutions.
The tighter rules coincide with the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where hundreds of thousands of foreigners have come to the U.S. to watch the games, which end in July.
San Francisco Giants president panders to LGBTQ in letter to fans regarding Pride Night | Jon Root
The San Francisco Giants' Pride Night debacle just keeps getting worse thanks to team President and CEO Larry Baer. Not only did he join local sports radio station KNBR on Thursday to grovel at the feet of the LGBTQ community without allowing the hosts to ask him questions, he doubled down Friday in a letter to fans who contacted the team about the aftermath of three Giants pitchers protesting Pride Night by displaying Genesis 9:12-16 on their Pride hats, while another opted to wear the standard orange SF cap.
Baer addresses the letter "To our fans" and has the audacity to open his lackluster response to the controversy by stating, "On a night when we gathered to celebrate inclusiveness and belonging, we understand that for many, it did not feel that way." On the surface, that's true, but he is clearly not referring to Christian and conservative Giants fans or even the players who protested in the first place.
This is where Baer makes it clear the letter is one-sided. Rather than addressing the concerns raised by those who objected to the team's handling of Pride Night, he spends multiple paragraphs attempting to appease what critics view as one of the nation's most intolerant and militant activist movements. Baer writes, "I have been involved with the Giants' support of the LGBTQ+ community from the very first days of our ownership group. For 34 years, we have strived to create an experience at both Candlestick and Oracle Park where everyone feels welcome."
Oh, the irony of talking about fans "feeling welcome." Are you even listening to yourself, Larry?
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He then adds how much the team has catered to the LGBTQ community for over a decade stating, "We have been pioneers and industry leaders in this space — the first professional sports team to hold an HIV/AIDS awareness day and one of only two Major League Baseball clubs to wear the Pride cap as part of our on field celebrations." If you’re not aware, the Giants and Dodgers are the only two teams allowed to wear a rainbow-colored Pride hat during a game.
Here’s where Baer really fails to meet the moment. "Over the past two weeks, we have learned a great deal and recognize there were things that we could have handled better," Baer said. "We have already begun conversations with members of the LGBTQ+ community, and are committed to learning from this moment."
What about conversations with the Christian and conservative community? As one Giants fan, who has been attending games since the 1960s, told me, "Larry, have you additionally committed to reaching out to those in the Christian community, or is it just the LGBTQ+ group? It appears you are solely focused on the very loud and much smaller of the two communities." That is exactly right.
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It’s pretty clear that the Giants organization has no problem poking fun at Christians. Proof is inviting, promoting and partnering with a drag queen named Peaches Christ. The surname is specifically an act of rebellion and defiance to Christianity. This individual was paraded on the field to help renew vows for gay couples pregame. There was even a "special PEACHES section" that they described on their website as a place for fans "who want to watch men play with their balls."
What about your Christian players, who were publicly criticized by your play-by-play broadcaster, Mike Krukow? He suggested the backlash they faced was to be expected, saying, "They were in for a rude awakening with the response & it wasn't just from the gay community. It was from the Northern California community that supports the gay community." He went even further on your flagship radio station, saying, "When you're a player in this environment, it's your responsibility to know just how sensitive this city is in regards to that culture of freedom in the way you live your life."
No, Christian players do not need to compromise or denounce their faith to support a lifestyle or movement they believe is incompatible with their religious convictions.
Baer needs to realize that inclusion goes both ways. Your Christian and conservative fans deserve better. You’re quite literally pandering to one group at the expense of another. That's exclusion.