Speaking to ESPN on the eve of Opening Day, the president also said he supports discussions between Major League Baseball and the players’ union on moving the All-Star Game from Atlanta over concern about legislation adopted in Georgia restricting voting rights.
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Biden supports moving MLB All-Star game over Georgia voting law
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ATLANTA - President Joe Biden has says he would support the 2021 MLB All-Star game leaving Atlanta due to Georgia s new controversial election law.
Speaking to ESPN, Biden responded to comments by MLB Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark, who told the Boston Globe last week that he looked forward to discussing moving the game as a response to the Republican-backed election reform.
"American history is the story of expanding the right to vote to all citizens, and Black people, in particular, have had to march, struggle and even give their lives for more than a century to defend that right,” the Robertsdale native and Auburn graduate said.
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