Jose Altuve affirmed that it was "an honor" to be in the White House and explained his facial expressions towards Trump The baseball player did not give importance to their faces during the reception of President Trump to the Houston Astros and assured that "he could not be laughing or doing something stupid while he was talking. "
. Baseball player Jose Altuve, current American League MVP and winner of the World Series with the Houston Astros 2017, explained his facial gestures during President Donald Trump's reception to the current Major League Baseball champions.
"I was standing behind the president, probably one of the most important men in the world. He could not be laughing or doing something stupid while he was talking. I needed to listen, "Altuve told Sporting News on Tuesday. "The president was talking, what do you want me to do? I was standing there listening, it was an honor to be there, if I did not want to go, I just would not go," added the Venezuelan, who played down his gestures while the president spoke. It was a topic of conversation on Monday.
As if that were not enough and to prove that there was no problem with Trump, who greeted during the ceremony, Altuve posted an image on his Instagram account in which he is seen next to the championship trophy with a caption that reads: " I hate this trophy (I hate the 🏆😂) ", because his expression was similar to what he did while speaking the US president.
In addition, the Astros coach, A.J. Hinch, also addressed the controversy. "Well, I'll put it this way, I think the context is very difficult for people to understand and you can create your own narrative, which unfortunately at this time can easily be done with screenshots and assumptions. Once we reach the point where we automatically assume the negative without giving one of the best human beings on our team the benefit of the doubt, "Hinch told reporters