Earlier this week it was revealed that Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross was planning on holding a fundraiser for Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in New York.
Developer Stephen Ross, of The Related Companies, (which developed Hudson Yards and owns @Equinox and @soulcycle) is hosting a fundraiser for President Trump in The Hamptons. $250,000 for lunch, a photo and a private roundtable. https://t.co/unTnaKTMav
— Derick Waller (@wallernyc) August 6, 2019
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills immediately implied that Ross was a hypocrite for having a non-profit organization that calls for racial equality in sports while supporting Donald Trump.
🤔 You can’t have a non profit with this mission statement then open your doors to Trump. https://t.co/sNBWfEXvLn pic.twitter.com/nNkRf2wJep
— Kenny Stills (@KSTiLLS) August 7, 2019
While speaking to the media after last night’s Miami Dolphins preseason game, Stills revealed that he was getting death threats from Trump supporters.
Kenny Stills said he received 5-10 death threats over the last 24 hours for his comments about the owner/Trump.
It's important for everyone to know that Stills is a human being undergoing a passionate pursuit to impact change. That sort of hate impacts people. It's dangerous.
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) August 9, 2019
Despite the threats, Stills continued to talk about Ross’ involvement with Trump.
Via Miami Herald
“If you’re going to associate with bad people, then people are going to know about it,” Stills told reporters after the Dolphins’ preseason game against the Falcons. “I think there’s ways you can support candidates without it being so public and without it being at your personal, private residence. I put it out there so everybody could see it.”
It’s never been about politics. It’s more just about the human being. I know some people think that you don’t say those types of things to your boss but for me, it’s just a human being. If you say you’re going to be about something, let’s be about it.”
Kenny Stills On Steve Ross doing good work on race issues but holding a fundraiser for Trump: “It just didn’t make sense. So I was more confused and baffled.”
— Five Reasons Sports 🏀🏈⚾️🏒⚽️ (@5ReasonsSports) August 9, 2019