Donald Trump has reiterated his demands for NFL players to stand during the national anthem, saying any player who kneels would be “disresp...
Donald Trump has reiterated his demands for NFL players to stand during the national anthem, saying any player who kneels would be “disrespecting” the United States.
On Friday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell admitted the league had botched its handling of player protests started by former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, indicating the league would now support “peaceful protests” by players.
Responding to Goodell’s statement on Twitter late Sunday, Trump asked whether the NFL would now allow players to kneel during the anthem.
“Could it be even remotely possible that in Roger Goodell’s rather interesting statement of peace and reconciliation, he was intimating that it would now be O.K. for the players to KNEEL, or not to stand, for the National Anthem, thereby disrespecting our Country & our Flag?” Trump asked in his post.
Could it be even remotely possible that in Roger Goodell’s rather interesting statement of peace and reconciliation, he was intimating that it would now be O.K. for the players to KNEEL, or not to stand, for the National Anthem, thereby disrespecting our Country & our Flag?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 8, 2020
NFL players who have knelt during the playing of the national anthem have repeatedly made it clear they are protesting racial injustice and police...
