Twitter Reacts To Chicago Cubs Player Who Flipped Off President Trump During White House Visit

The Chicago Cubs visited President Donald Trump at the White House Wednesday. Cubs player Albert Almora Jr. was photographed near the president in the Oval Office, but Twitter quickly noticed that something about the photo was off. Amora, an outfielder for the Cubs who recorded the winning run in 2016’s World Series, appeared to have given the president the finger.

After the photo went viral, Amora denied allegations that he'd given Trump the bird.

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"I’d never do that to the president of the United States," he told the Sun-Times. I had two fingers out, I’d never do that to the president of the United States." His co-players badgered him about the alleged controversy. "We laugh about it now. But there were two fingers out there. Definitely two fingers."

The image amassed reactions on social media and left many wondering what caused the behavior.

After President Trump's election, several Cubs players expressed discontent about the possible visit with Trump in the White House. According to the Sun-Times, some players said they intended to avoid the visit to White House altogether.

And Cubs players weren't the only ones who've spoken out about Trump. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry said this month that if the team visited the White House after winning the NBA Finals, he wouldn’t be in attendance.

"Somebody asked me about it a couple months ago, a hypothetical, if a championship were to happen, what would I do," Curry said in a statement. "I answered I wouldn't go. I still feel that way today."

But some Cubs players claimed it was important to go to the White House no matter what.

"I'm going because it’s the United States of America, and I’d rather not live anywhere else except this country," first baseman Anthony Rizzo told the Sun-Times.

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Cubs manager Joe Maddon insinuated that it may be one's duty as a citizen to oblige an invitation to the White House.

"I like the United States a lot," he said, according to Cubs beat reporter Sahadev Sharma. "I like living here a lot. And I like everything that it represents a lot. When you get a chance as a citizen to go to the White House, you go. Whether you like the person that's running the country or not, out of respect to the office itself, you go."

Maddon added, "I don't agree with all that other banter that's going on right now because I have a different perspective. I like living here a lot. I like this country a lot. I much prefer living here than some of the other places that adopt different methods of government. I think sometimes that gets confused when people want to take a stand and not really realize actually what we have here. Which is a lot than more every place else."