Porter now says he won't diss President Bush
Steelers' LB had said, 'I don’t like the way things are running right now'
![]() Carlos Osorio / AP Linebacker Joey Porter and the NFL champion Pittsburgh Steelers will be honored at the White House next week. |
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PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter is backing off tongue-in-cheek comments that he plans to tell President Bush next month that he dislikes how the country is being run.
During the Steelers’ minicamp last weekend, Porter was smiling and laughing when he told reporters he had “something to say to Bush” during the Super Bowl champions’ June 2 visit to the White House.
“I’m going to have a swagger when I walk in there, too,” Porter said. “I’m looking forward to it but, like I said, I have something to tell him, too. I don’t like the way things are running right now. I feel like he’s got to give me some of my money back, so I got something to tell to Bush.”
The Pro Bowl linebacker issued a statement Wednesday saying he regrets making comments that some apparently construed as serious.
“I regret that my quotes about our team’s upcoming visit to the White House were taken out of context,” Porter said in a statement issued by the team. “I am very excited to have an opportunity to visit the White House and meet the president of the United States.”
Porter also said his comments were not meant to suggest he disapproves of Bush or the job he is doing.
“We will be guests of the president and I would never do anything to disrespect him,” Porter said in the statement. “I consider our upcoming trip an honor and a dream come true. Our entire team is looking forward to visiting the White House and enjoying what promises to be the opportunity of a lifetime.”
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