S President Donald Trump.

斯總統唐納德-特朗普。

Politico reported on Sunday that Trump was planning to bestow the highest civilian honor on Belichick.

Politico週日報道稱，特朗普正計劃將最高的平民榮譽授予貝利奇。

That was days after a violent siege in Washington, where Trump supporters marched to the Capitol in an attack that left five dead, including a police officer.

那是在華盛頓發生暴力圍攻事件後的幾天，特朗普的支持者在向國會大廈遊行時遭到襲擊，造成包括一名警察在內的五人死亡。

In a statement, Belichick did not directly mention Trump, but instead cited last week's tragic events in turning down the award.

在聲明中，貝利奇克沒有直接提到特朗普，而是引用了上週的悲慘事件來拒絕這個獎項。

He said Above all, he was an American citizen with great reverence for our nation's values, freedom and democracy.

他說，最重要的是，他是一個美國公民，對我們國家的價值觀、自由和民主非常敬畏。

Both Belichick and Patriots owner Robert Kraft have had friendly relations with Trump On the 2016 campaign trail.

貝利奇克和愛國者隊老闆羅伯特-卡夫在2016年的競選活動中都與特朗普有友好關係。

Trump read a glowing letter from Belichick, where the coach praised his courage and leadership, which was criticized then by some fans.

特朗普閱讀了貝利奇克的一封光輝信件，教練在信中讚揚了他的勇氣和領導力，當時就受到了一些球迷的責備。

But the Patriots have slumped to their first losing season in two decades, and star quarterback Tom Brady now plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

但愛國者隊已經下滑到20年來的第一個失敗賽季，明星四分衛湯姆-布雷迪現在為坦帕灣海盜隊效力。