Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, Bryant played his entire 20-season career in the National Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Lakers. He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships

Multiple Fake news claims-: A Viral Social media claims as Kobe Bryant said, “A #POTUS whose name alone creates division and anger. Whose words inspire dissension and hatred can't possibly 'Make America Great Again’”

Facts Check Verdict: True

News Verification: Social Media post claiming Kobe Bryant said, "A #POTUS whose name alone creates division and anger. Whose words inspire dissension and hatred can't possibly 'Make America Great Again’ is true. 

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, Bryant played his entire 20-season career in the National Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Lakers. He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships

Bryant died on January 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. Eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant, were also killed.

There is a chain of grief and social media post after the death of the American Legend, Donald Trump tweeted

 

Donald Trump himself tweeted an earlier tweet by Kobe Bryant where he said the above lines as A #POTUS whose name alone creates division and anger. Whose words inspire dissension and hatred can't possibly 'Make America Great Again

Hence it is true and words of Kobe Bryant himself.

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