Former San Francisco Giants player defends Trump, argues with fans online

Former San Francisco Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff has been mixing it up with fans over social media. Many celebs had a negative reaction to Trump's immigration ban, click through to see some online reaction. less Former San Francisco Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff has been mixing it up with fans over social media. Many celebs had a negative reaction to Trump's immigration ban, click through to see some online ... more Photo: Lance Iversen, The Chronicle Photo: Lance Iversen, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 47 Caption Close Former San Francisco Giants player defends Trump, argues with fans online 1 / 47 Back to Gallery

Former Giants player Aubrey Huff has a new book coming out, but may have a tough time selling it in San Francisco after some of his recent online comments.

On Sunday night, amid a national debate over President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven majority-Muslim countries, Huff tweeted: "So refreshing 2 see a president follow through with his campaign promises. God bless the future of this great country and keep it safe!"

The tweet drew some negative reaction from users, and Huff wasn't shy about responding. One user called Huff "overpaid" and Huff responded "correction. I used to be overpaid. Now I'm just chillin not having to deal with rush hour traffic."

UPDATE: By Monday afternoon, Huff had deleted the controversial tweets from his account. He also apologized in an interview with the Bay Area News Group, saying "I don't apologize for my political views, but I do apologize for rubbing this fancy little life in people's faces — making millions of dollars, retired, not having to sit in rush-hour traffic. That was childish. I'm sorry."

But the damage was already done. Sunday's Twitter exchange mirrored another on Huff's Facebook page, after Huff posted a long message there about Trump:

"We have a president who is finally fulfilling his promises he made in the campaign trail. I for one find it refreshing. He's trying to keep our country safe, and put America first. What's the problem with that? I saw a protester with a sign that says 'welcome all refuges'. Are you kidding? Now granted I'm sure 98 percent are good people, but is it worth letting those 98 percent in to let the other 2 percent in and blowing up a nuclear plant killing half of a city? I'm all for immigrants coming to America that's what makes this country great. The land of opportunity for all. But there has got to be a bigger background check on everyone, and it has to be done legally! I don't know call me stupid, but I call it common sense."

When he got negative blowback to that comment, Huff responded:

"Your comment has nothing to do with my post. But since your a liberal snowflake I don't expect you to stay on point. But hey I'll play along. The Sox may have beat up on us but I still got paid millions regardless. Now I'm retired at 40 living in San Diego in a big house, hot wife, no job, and not a care in the world! How's that for caring about your opinion BOI!"

Huff was part of San Francisco Giants championship teams in 2010 and 2012 and was a fan favorite known for his "rally thong." After retiring in 2014 he briefly hosted a Bay Area sports-talk radio show and more recently co-authored the memoir "Baseball Junkie: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of a World Series Champion." The book is set to be released Wednesday.

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