Former NFL running back and college star Reggie Bush called President Donald Trump's gesture of serving the national champion Clemson Tigers fast food during their White House visit on Monday "disrespectful on so many levels" and a "huge slap in the face." Trump provided the Clemson players and staff a buffet that included Wendy's, Burger King and McDonald's during their championship celebration at the White House and the Tuesday morning tweeted that they were "great players and big eaters." The Tigers beat Alabama last week for their second national title in three years. Bush tweeted Tuesday morning: "Just when you think you’ve seen it all, @ClemsonFB you guys deserve better you are world champs and this is the honor you receive from our nations leader!? This is disrespectful on so many levels, just a huge slap in the face after that kind of performance! SMH!" Reggie Bush and the 2003 national champion Trojans visited the White House during George W. Bush's presidency. Bush won the 2005 Heisman Trophy as a standout running back for Southern California, but later forfeited the award due to allegations that he received improper benefits. Those allegations eventually led USC to be dealt a two-year-postseason ban by the NCAA and the program's national championship in 2004 being vacated. In the midst of the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history, Trump welcomed coach Dabo Swinney, quarterback Trevor Lawrence and 75 other Tigers players. Press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement that Trump covered the cost of the food because "the Democrats refuse to negotiate on border security" and "much of the residence staff at the White House is furloughed." Trump alluded to that Tuesday in a tweet. Contributing: Tom Schad<doc-sep>Just when you think you’ve seen it all, @ClemsonFB you guys deserve better you are world champs and this is the honor you receive from our nations leader!? This is disrespectful on so many levels, just a huge slap in the face after that kind of performance! SMH! pic.twitter.com/rEprhVZf6n — Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) January 15, 2019 Now that Donald Trump's lavish spread for Clemson's celebratory national championship dinner at the White House has gone viral, several professional athletes are providing their take, including former NFL running back Reggie Bush. Bush called the fast-food offerings inside the Oval Office "disrespectful" to players in a tweet posted on Monday night. "Just when you think you’ve seen it all, @ClemsonFB you guys deserve better you are world champs and this is the honor you receive from our nations leader!? This is disrespectful on so many levels, just a huge slap in the face after that kind of performance! SMH!" Trump's explanation for all the Whopper Jr.'s, Big Macs and double-fries a player could eat? Financial reasons. “We have pizzas, we have 300 hamburgers, many, many french fires, all of our favorite foods,” Trump told players and a horde of media. “I want to see what’s here when we leave because I don’t think it’s going to be much. The reason we did is because of the (government) shutdown. We want to make sure everything is right so we sent out and got this. We have some wonderful people working at the White House who got this. "I will say, the Republicans are really, really sticking together. We need border security, no doubt it." Trump congratulated the Tigers shortly after Clemson put the finishing touches on its 44-16 pasting of Alabama earlier this month behind three touchdown passes from Trevor Lawrence. It was Nick Saban's most lopsided loss of his tenure with the Crimson Tide. "Congratulations to a truly great football team, the Clemson Tigers, on an incredible win last night against a powerful Alabama team. A big win also for the Great State of South Carolina. Look forward to seeing the team, and their brilliant coach, for the second time at the W.H.," Trump tweeted. Since Trump took office, several championship teams have declined invitations to Washington, including the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia's invite was rescinded last year after several players expressed publicly they would not be attending a party at the White House. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney addressed the press after dinner, quoting the later Tyler Trent, who was an inspiration for all college football fans this season. Trent, 20, rose to national attention during last football season thanks to a Tom Rinaldi segment on ESPN College GameDay prior to Purdue’s upset victory over Ohio State. Less than a month ago, Trent flew privately to the Music City Bowl to watch the Boilermakers face off against Auburn and serve as an honorary captain. Trent suffered from terminal bone cancer. Trent’s strength is unimaginable during a time of extreme pain and he has the support of Purdue Nation fighting alongside him. He recently penned a piece detailing his battle through the holiday season.<doc-sep>Calling it a “slap in the face,” former New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush went on the attack against President Donald Trump for bringing in a selection of fast food to feed the Clemson Tigers during their White House visit on Monday. The 2010 Super Bowl player slammed the White House as being “disrespectful” to the Clemson champs and said that the fast food feast was a “slap in the face” to the college champs, 247Sports reported. “Just when you think you’ve seen it all, @ClemsonFB you guys deserve better you are world champs and this is the honor you receive from our nations leader! ?” Bush tweeted on Monday. “This is disrespectful on so many levels, just a huge slap in the face after that kind of performance! SMH!” Just when you think you’ve seen it all, @ClemsonFB you guys deserve better you are world champs and this is the honor you receive from our nations leader!? This is disrespectful on so many levels, just a huge slap in the face after that kind of performance! SMH! pic.twitter.com/rEprhVZf6n — Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) January 15, 2019 On Monday the president opened his wallet to spend several thousand dollars on the fast food for the players. Mostly because the White House food service staff are not working due to the government shutdown. “We have pizzas, we have 300 hamburgers, many, many french fries, all of our favorite foods,” Trump told players on Monday. “I want to see what’s here when we leave because I don’t think it’s going to be much. The reason we did is because of the (government) shutdown. We want to make sure everything is right, so we sent out and got this. We have some wonderful people working at the White House who got this.” While Bush may have felt the meal was untoward, he is one to talk about disrespecting football. In 2010 Bush ended up in a scandal and was forced to return his 2005 Heisman Trophy after investigators discovered that he broke NCAA rules by receiving expensive cash and gifts from two California-based marketing agents while playing football at the University of Southern California. After a four-year investigation, the NCAA cited USC for a lack of institutional control and handed down an extremely severe set of penalties. According to ESPN, “The penalties included the loss of 30 football scholarships over three years and vacating 14 victories in which Bush played from December 2004 through the 2005 season. USC beat Oklahoma in the BCS title game on Jan. 4, 2005, and won 12 games during Bush’s Heisman-winning 2005 season, which ended with a loss to Texas in the 2006 BCS title game.” On the verge of having the NCAA revoke his Heisman win in disgrace, Bush became the first player in history to voluntarily return his trophy. Follow Warner Todd Huston on Twitter @warnerthuston.<doc-sep>Former NFL player Reggie Bush said Monday he thought President Trump’s “American fast food” spread in celebration of the Clemson Tigers was a disservice to what the team had accomplished. Earlier this month, the college football team scored their second national championship in three seasons, defeating the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide with a final score of 44-16. In a visit to the White House following their victory, Trump told reporters Monday that he foot the bill for a feast that included “lots of hamburgers” and “lots of pizza.” BURGER KING TROLLS PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH ‘HAMBERDER’ TWEET "We have some very large people that like eating, so I think we're going to have a little fun," he said. But the gesture didn’t sit well with Bush –who took to Twitter on the subject around midnight – saying Trump should’ve done more for the team. “Just when you think you’ve seen it all, @ClemsonFB you guys deserve better you are world champs and this is the honor you receive from our nations leader! ?” he tweeted. “This is disrespectful on so many levels, just a huge slap in the face after that kind of performance! SMH!” The reception featured stacks of wrapped burgers from Wendy’s, as well as boxed burgers from McDonalds and pizza. French fries were also available in White House cups that bore the presidential seal. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP At the time, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said much of the White House residence staff had been furloughed due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, "so the president is personally paying for the event to be catered with some of everyone's favorite fast foods." Bush, responding to someone who commented on his original post, later wrote that if he lived in the nation’s capital, he “would have taken that whole team to dinner at a nice restaurant after seeing this!” Fox News’ Samuel Chamberlain contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
Former NFL star Reggie Bush called President Trump Donald TrumpTrump lashes out after grand jury seated for New York criminal probe Schumer tees up vote on Jan. 6 commission bill Senators struggle to save Jan. 6 commission MORE’s decision to serve the national champion Clemson University Tigers fast food during their White House visit a "huge slap in the face" and "disrespectful on so many levels." “Just when you think you’ve seen it all, @ClemsonFB you guys deserve better you are world champs and this is the honor you receive from our nations leader! ?” Bush said in the first of a series of tweets Tuesday criticizing Trump. “This is disrespectful on so many levels, just a huge slap in the face after that kind of performance! SMH!” Just when you think you’ve seen it all, @ClemsonFB you guys deserve better you are world champs and this is the honor you receive from our nations leader!? This is disrespectful on so many levels, just a huge slap in the face after that kind of performance! SMH! pic.twitter.com/rEprhVZf6n — Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) January 15, 2019 Bush said in another tweet that if he resided in Washington, he “would have taken that whole team to dinner at a nice restaurant after seeing this!” “What a joke!” he added. Honestly if I lived in DC I would have taken that whole team to dinner at a nice restaurant after seeing this! What a joke! https://t.co/13AerluOpg — Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) January 15, 2019 The former NFL running back and college star visited the White House as a member of the University of Southern California Trojans when George W. Bush was president. During Monday's visit by the Clemson team, Trump served food from McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King, as well as pizza. ADVERTISEMENT The White House said in a statement that the president wanted "to host a fun event to celebrate" the champions, but "because the Democrats refuse to negotiate on border security, much of the residence staff at the White House is furloughed." "So the President is personally paying for the event to be catered with some of everyone’s favorite fast foods,” the White House added. The team met Trump in 2017 after winning the national championship the previous year.