Five-time Super Bowl champs the New England Patriots visited the White House yesterday. Some players choose to politicize the moment by announcing that they won't attend to show opposition to President Donald Trump. The New York Times tweeted comparison photos from 2017 to the Patriots' last visit in 2015 when Barack Obama was in office. Patriots' turnout for President Obama in 2015 vs. Patriots' turnout for President Trump today: https://t.co/OxMEOqZonI pic.twitter.com/pLmJWhOw1j— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) April 19, 2017 One problem. The arrangements were significantly different but left out of the N.Y. Times demeaning visual comparison. These photos lack context. Facts: In 2015, over 40 football staff were on the stairs. In 2017, they were seated on the South Lawn. https://t.co/iIYtV0hR6Y— New England Patriots