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Posted: 2020-07-22T18:36:47Z | Updated: 2020-07-27T23:12:11Z

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), co-owner of the Atlanta Dream WNBA team, is worried that a plan by the league to express public support for the Black Lives Matter movement may leave some people feeling excluded and could drive sports fans away.

Her words of concern came weeks after she accused the movement of harboring anti-Semitic views and encouraging violence in a letter to the leagues commissioner.

In a Tuesday interview with ESPN , Loeffler said, I think a lot of people feel that they may not have a place as fans of a league that openly backs Black Lives Matter. They may feel excluded from this sport and other sports that make them feel like American values arent at the core of what were doing here.

Loeffler, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump , expressed opposition to the movement in a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert on July 7 that opposed Black Lives Matter warmup jerseys for the players, the majority of whom are Black. The jerseys would feature the organizations name and also read, Say Her Name, a reference to Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black EMT who was killed by police in her Kentucky home in March.