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NBA's Curry responds to Trump: "It's not what leaders do"

5:21pm IST - 00:25

NBA star Stephen Curry responds to President Trump's twitter message saying, ''It's not what leaders do.'' Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) NBA star Stephen Curry responded to President Trump's twitter message saying, "It's not what leaders do." In an early morning Twitter message on Saturday, the president rescinded a White House invitation to basketball star Stephen Curry, who had said he would "vote" against the planned visit by the NBA champion Golden State Warriors. "Going to the White House is considered a great honour for a championship team. Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!" Trump tweeted. Curry told a news conference in Oakland, California: "It's beneath the leader of a country to go that route." "It's not what leaders do," he said.

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NBA's Curry responds to Trump: "It's not what leaders do"

5:21pm IST - 00:25