The Donald Trump campaign recently launched a sharp critique against Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, accusing him of hypocrisy following his remarks at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in August 2024.
“Steve Kerr said tonight that ‘speaking out about politics these days comes with risks… but it was too important as an American citizen to not speak up. This is the same Steve Kerr that had no comment when he was asked about China’s human rights abuses.”
They specifically referenced Kerr’s silence in 2019 when asked about the NBA’s controversial relationship with China amid the Hong Kong protests. At that time, Kerr declined to comment on the issue, describing it as “a really bizarre international story” and noting that he preferred to speak on topics he felt more knowledgeable about.
In their critique, the Trump campaign highlighted this moment as evidence of Kerr’s selective activism. This attack by the Trump campaign taps into a broader narrative they have often pushed: that certain public figures, particularly those in the entertainment and sports industries, selectively choose which issues to speak out on, often ignoring or downplaying significant global concerns when it might affect their personal or professional interests.
By calling out Kerr’s past silence on China, the Trump campaign aimed to undermine his credibility and question his motivations for speaking out now. The implication is that Kerr, and others like him, are more concerned with maintaining their public image and avoiding controversy than with genuinely advocating for human rights or political integrity.
Steve Kerr, who was there to support Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, used his platform to express the importance of speaking out in the current political climate, despite the risks involved. He ended his speech with a playful nod to Stephen Curry’s famous “Night, Night” celebration, suggesting that Donald Trump’s political career would be over after the election.
This incident underscores the Trump campaign’s broader strategy of portraying their opponents as inconsistent or hypocritical, particularly when it comes to issues of national and international importance.
In this case, by highlighting Kerr’s reluctance to speak on China while he now takes a bold stance in a domestic political context, the Trump campaign seeks to cast doubt on the sincerity of Kerr’s, and by extension, the Democratic Party’s, commitment to the values they profess to uphold.
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