Charles Barkley has never shied away from giving his opinions, even when it comes to politics.

However, when it comes to teams visiting the White House, no matter who the president is, the former Auburn star said show respect to the office.

He doesn’t care who is in the Oval office, whether it is Donald Trump, Joe Biden or whoever.

The conversation recently came up after rumors about the Philadelphia Eagles debating on whether to go to Trump’s White House.

“I don’t care who the president is,” Barkley said on the latest episode of “The Steam Room” podcast with co-host Ernie Johnson. “He’s the President of the United States. It’s bothered me, the last 10 years, they’re like, ‘Well, I’m not going because this certain person is president.’ Dude, it’s the President of the United States.

“Even though I disagree with President Trump on some things, if I met him, I would still give him the respect and dignity he deserves. We can disagree, but it bothers me when these teams don’t want to go to the White House. I’m just disappointed…we got so divided. Where did we get to as a country when we’re like, ‘We’re not going to the White House, we don’t like who’s in there.’ That’s just stupid.”

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