President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would not throw the first pitch in a New York Yankees game next month after all.
“Due to my strong focus on the China Virus, including scheduled meetings on Vaccines, our economy and much more, I will not be able to be in New York to launch the @Yankees opening launch on August 15,” Trump wrote in Twitter “We’ll make it later in the season!”
The president announced Thursday that he would launch the first pitch in the Aug. 15 game against the Boston Red Sox, hours before Anthony Fauci, one of the administration’s most recognizable figures in his response to the coronavirus, launched the first pitch. ceremony to mark the Opening Day of the Washington Nationals.
