Ayesha Curry calls Trump cut ‘hurtful’
Two months after her husband received national attention for anti-President Trump comments, Ayesha Curry took issue this week with the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts.
In a recent interview with the Daily Beast, Curry criticized Trump for wanting to cut funding to programs supported by No Kid Hungry.
“For the budget cuts to affect a program like No Kid Hungry, where all these kids are able to go to school, learn better because they were hungry … that that could potentially be taken away, is so hurtful,” Curry said.
Curry, an ambassador for No Kid Hungry, a national nonprofit that works toward ending child hunger in the U.S., called it “devastating” that White House budget chief
Mick Mulvaney recently asserted that there is no evidence that after-school programs that feed children improve their academic performance. A blog post on the No Kid Hungry website disputes Mulvaney’s claim, saying that 1 in 6 U.S. children doesn’t get the food he or she needs, which hurts development in “profound ways.”
“There are parents out there who, unfortunately, they would love to be able to provide all of these things for their kids, but they can’t,” said Curry, who has donated 10 percent of the profits from her brand of extra virgin olive oil to No Kid Hungry. “And I feel like that’s what America’s about, right? Helping one another out for the better good of our communities. And I just think it’s so sad.”
In February, when asked by the San Jose Mercury News about Under Armour CEO
Kevin Plank’s comment that Trump is “a real asset for the country,” Ayesha’s husband, Warriors point guard Stephen
Curry, said, “I agree with that description if you remove the ‘et’ from asset.”
It was notable because Curry, under contract with Under Armour until 2024, surely recognized that criticizing the president could alienate potential customers. In addressing the topic, a player who seldom delves into politics put his beliefs above his brand affiliation.
Honoring ‘We Believe’: The Warriors have invited every member of their 2006-07 “We Believe” team to one of Golden State’s Western Conference semifinal games to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its first-round upset of Dallas, the first time in NBA history a No. 8 seed outlasted a No. 1 seed in a seven-game set.
Depending on how long the Jazz’s first-round series with the Clippers lasts, the Warriors will honor that “We Believe” team Tuesday or Wednesday. It would be during Game 1 on Tuesday if Utah-L.A. lasts seven games, and it’d be during Game 2 on Wednesday if Utah ends it in six games.