Democrats and Republicans Put Politics on the Back Burner at Congressional Baseball Game
The Congressional Baseball game is a 108-year-old tradition and one of the best annual showings of bipartisanship.
This year, a day after Rep. Steve Scalise was shot and severely injured during baseball practice, a public display of unity and civility was desperately needed. And that’s exactly what happened.
Before the game began, both Republican and Democrat teams held a moment of silence and prayer at second base, where Rep. Scalise was supposed to play
The Congressional Chorus lead the crowd in the national anthem
Still on crutches, David Bailey, one of the Capitol Police Officers injured in Wednesday’s shooting, threw out the first pitch
And these guys got the game started
Everyone wore purple and gold to support Rep. Scalise, a proud LSU Alum
And these two sat down for a joint interview
25,000 people showed up to watch the game
Including members of the first family
President Trump addressed the crowd
And in the ultimate show of sportsmanship, Democrats gave their trophy to Rep. Scalise
And a whopping $1.5 million was raised for charity
Baseball is truly America’s game.
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