New York Yankees

White House uses Yogiisms in response to Medal of Freedom petition

Published Jul. 29, 2015 12:29 p.m. ET

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The White House has spoken. And it has used Yogiisms.

To give a little backstory, Lindsey Berra, granddaughter of New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra, petitioned the White House to give Yogi a Medal of Freedom, the highest award given to a civilian. It amassed an incredible 111,621 signatures.

Here's how the White House responded:

.@WhiteHouse response to #YogiMedal petition. Not a yes yet, but seems @BarackObama is thinking on it! #Yankees pic.twitter.com/KR0yCYQ0JV
— Lindsay Berra (@lindsayberra) July 28, 2015

Not exactly a yes...but not exactly a no either.

When Lindsey told her grandpa about her petitioning, Yogi offered a classic reply:

Told Gramp I've been tweeting/writing @BarackObama about #YogiMedal. He said,"You'd better be careful, insulting the king." #Yankees
— Lindsay Berra (@lindsayberra) July 28, 2015