{"id":1572,"date":"2026-07-23T18:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1572"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:40:33","slug":"watch-trump-gives-braves-fans-permission-to-infuriate-the-woke-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1572","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Trump Gives Braves Fans Permission To Infuriate The Woke Left"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump advocated for a 35-year Atlanta Braves tradition during a rally in Marietta, Georgia, on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1570\">Rubio Lays Down \u2018Trump\u2019s Law\u2019 In 5 Words When Asked About Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While introducing former Braves manager Brian Snitker and current president and CEO Mike Plant at the event, fans immediately began to do the \u201ctomahawk chop\u201d \u2014 a move that has been criticized as culturally insensitive \u2014 but Trump quickly voiced his support for the gesture, and the crowd continued, even louder than before.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>President Donald Trump in Georgia, introducing former Braves Manger Brian Snitker and the tomahawk chop chant breaks out\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOhhh listen\u2026 they say you are not allowed to do that.. do it\u201d pic.twitter.com\/EzSDdKOOOF<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) July 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After thanking the president, Snitker expressed his gratitude for how passionate \u201cBraves country\u201d truly is and how there was a \u201croom full of Braves country right here.\u201d Snitker ended his speech telling the rally about gifts President Trump received, as well as possibly receiving in a few months.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1569\">Rubio Lays Down \u2018Trump\u2019s Law\u2019 In 5 Words When Asked About Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike and I presented President Trump with one of our 4th of July 250th anniversary jerseys the team wore over the weekend,\u201d Snitker said. \u201cI just wanted to tell President Trump we are going to be back in Washington a year from now and we are going to give him another world championship jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For years, the chant has received pushback from the Left with claims saying the chant is \u201cracist\u201d and \u201coffensive.\u201d Petitions were drawn up calling for a ban on the chant in stadiums across the country. The chop originated at Florida State University \u2014 and is still a common occurrence at that school. The Native American tribe reflected in the Seminoles logo has not expressed pushback over the chant.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201ctomahawk chop\u201d is one of the most notorious chants across sports, but it only came to Atlanta 35 years ago. The Braves started chopping in 1991 when former Florida State University defensive back turned outfielder Deion Sanders joined the roster, bringing the tradition from college to MLB.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1567\">Jack Smith Could Be In Trouble After Latest Revelation On Lawmaker Texts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump advocated for a 35-year Atlanta Braves tradition during a rally in Marietta, Georgia, on Wednesday afternoon.While introducing former Braves manager Brian Snitker and current president and CEO Mike Plant at the event, fans immediately began to do the \u201ctomahawk chop\u201d \u2014 a move that has been criticized as culturally insensitive \u2014 but Trump quickly voiced his support for the gesture, and the crowd continued, even louder than before.President Donald Trump in Georgia, introducing former Braves Manger Brian Snitker and the tomahawk chop chant breaks out\u2026\u201cOhhh listen\u2026 they say you are not allowed to do that.. do it\u201d pic.twitter.com\/EzSDdKOOOF\u2014 Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) July 22, 2026After thanking the president, Snitker expressed his gratitude for how passionate \u201cBraves country\u201d truly is and how there was a \u201croom full of Braves country right here.\u201d Snitker ended his speech telling the rally about gifts President Trump received, as well as possibly receiving in a few months.\u201cMike and I presented President Trump with one of our 4th of July 250th anniversary jerseys the team wore over the weekend,\u201d Snitker said. \u201cI just wanted to tell President Trump we are going to be back in Washington a year from now and we are going to give him another world championship jersey.\u201dFor years, the chant has received pushback from the Left with claims saying the chant is \u201cracist\u201d and \u201coffensive.\u201d Petitions were drawn up calling for a ban on the chant in stadiums across the country. The chop originated at Florida State University \u2014 and is still a common occurrence at that school. The Native American tribe reflected in the Seminoles logo has not expressed pushback over the chant.The \u201ctomahawk chop\u201d is one of the most notorious chants across sports, but it only came to Atlanta 35 years ago. The Braves started chopping in 1991 when former Florida State University defensive back turned outfielder Deion Sanders joined the roster, bringing the tradition from college to MLB.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WATCH: Trump Gives Braves Fans Permission To Infuriate The Woke Left - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1572\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WATCH: Trump Gives Braves Fans Permission To Infuriate The Woke Left - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Donald Trump advocated for a 35-year Atlanta Braves tradition during a rally in Marietta, Georgia, on Wednesday afternoon.While introducing former Braves manager Brian Snitker and current president and CEO Mike Plant at the event, fans immediately began to do the \u201ctomahawk chop\u201d \u2014 a move that has been criticized as culturally insensitive \u2014 but Trump quickly voiced his support for the gesture, and the crowd continued, even louder than before.President Donald Trump in Georgia, introducing former Braves Manger Brian Snitker and the tomahawk chop chant breaks out\u2026\u201cOhhh listen\u2026 they say you are not allowed to do that.. do it\u201d pic.twitter.com\/EzSDdKOOOF\u2014 Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) July 22, 2026After thanking the president, Snitker expressed his gratitude for how passionate \u201cBraves country\u201d truly is and how there was a \u201croom full of Braves country right here.\u201d Snitker ended his speech telling the rally about gifts President Trump received, as well as possibly receiving in a few months.\u201cMike and I presented President Trump with one of our 4th of July 250th anniversary jerseys the team wore over the weekend,\u201d Snitker said. \u201cI just wanted to tell President Trump we are going to be back in Washington a year from now and we are going to give him another world championship jersey.\u201dFor years, the chant has received pushback from the Left with claims saying the chant is \u201cracist\u201d and \u201coffensive.\u201d Petitions were drawn up calling for a ban on the chant in stadiums across the country. 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