General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump comments condemned across NFL
The National Football League and other sports leagues went on the offense against President Trump on Sunday after a weekend of the president attacking sports players over what he said is a lack of respect for the country.
By Sunday, Trump was subject to high-profile protests from coaches and players of professional football, basketball, hockey and baseball.
The feud spread overseaswith players taking a knee during the national anthem in Londonand the league announced it will re-air a televised advertisement promoting franchise unity on Sunday in the wake of the president's attacks.
More players than usual knelt during the national anthem on Sunday during the first game following Trump suggesting players who kneel, rather than stand, for the anthem should be fired. Players in the past have knelt during the anthem to protest racial injustice as they see it in the U.S.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/352146-nfl-goes-on-offense-against-trump?rnd=1506273712
Warpy
(111,467 posts)Donnie stepped in shit up to his knees with this one. I think there are a lot of very confused old bigots out there today.
underpants
(183,043 posts)Big mistake. Huge.
janx
(24,128 posts)What some people posting here fail to understand is that though the gesture started as a response to racial injustice, this is now about Trump himself. It's about his birther conspiracies, racism, xenophobia, and ignorance.
It is about what happened at Charlottesville and his reaction to it.
It is about his pandering and fear tactics recently in Alabama. He is a madman, and he has claimed this thing. He owns it now.