Our youth deserve better!!"[469] James also called Trump a "bum" after the president rescinded a White House invitation to Stephen Curry.[470] During a 2018 interview with CNN journalist Don Lemon, James accused Trump of attempting to divide the country with sports, suggesting that "sports has never been something that divides people it's always been something that brings someone together." He declared that he would "never sit across from him. I'd sit across from Barack [Obama] though."[471][472] In response, Trump tweeted: "LeBron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon.