NFL world in 2017 when he was picked by President Donald Trump to be his ambassador to the United Kingdom." data-reactid="16">New York Jets co-owner Robert “Woody” Johnson was fortunate enough to break away from his NFL world in 2017 when he was chosen by President Donald Trump to be his ambassador to the UK. United.
NFL owner." data-reactid="17">This official position is also the reason Johnson finds himself under scrutiny beyond what he is probably used to as an NFL owner.
On Tuesday, a New York Times article said Trump asked Johnson to “see if the British government can help steer” the British Open to his Trump Turnberry complex in Scotland.
On Wednesday, CNN reported that a State Department monitoring investigation into Johnson included allegations of racist and sexist comments.
Woody Johnson made several disturbing comments
CNN reported that Johnson “made racist generalizations about black men and questioned why the black community is celebrating Black History Month.” CNN said the information came from three sources and a diplomat familiar with complaints filed with the State Department’s inspector general. Ahead of an event for Black History Month, CNN reported that Johnson “seemed restless” and asked if the audience would be “a whole bunch of black people.” Three of the CNN sources said Johnson wondered why there was a separate month to celebrate black history, and he said black fathers who did not stay with their families were the “real challenge” .
CNN also reported that Johnson had made “commendable” comments about the women’s appearance and that “it was a struggle to get him to participate in an event for International Women’s Day,” according to network sources.
Diplomats said Johnson often made the offensive remarks casually, according to the CNN story.
President Donald Trump, center, and First Lady Melania Trump, right, walk with Woody Johnson, left, US Ambassador to the UK in 2018 (AP Photo / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Johnson and White House do not comment on allegations
Johnson did not respond directly to the alleged remarks at CNN’s request, and CNN said the White House had no comment.
CNN said it was not clear to what extent the investigation focused on Johnson’s comments. It appears they were more focused on allegations that Trump was asked by Trump to guide the prestigious British Open to one of his properties.
NFL team came under fire for allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace, the NFL has another issue concerning another team and a team owner." data-reactid="38">Shortly after the Washington NFL team came under fire for allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace, the NFL has yet another issue involving another team and a team owner.
