Trump says 'very important' NFL players stand for national anthem Sunday

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#SPORTS NEWS OCTOBER 1, 2017 / 12:14 AM / UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO

Trump says 'very important' NFL players stand for national anthem Sunday

Chris Michaud
3 MIN READ

(Reuters) - On the eve of a host of National Football League games, President Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted that it was “very important” that players stand during the national anthem, following an ongoing controversy over athletes and others kneeling in protest.

“Very important that NFL players STAND tomorrow, and always, for the playing of our National Anthem,” Trump posted on Twitter, adding “Respect our Flag and our Country!”

Later Trump tweeted embedded video of fans and players standing at an NHL game, writing “19,000 RESPECTING our National Anthem!” Other Twitter users posted that the video Trump put up was nearly a year old.

The symbolic gesture of protest during the traditional playing of “The Star Spangled Banner” was adopted by some African-American players over the last year to protest against racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

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[jmowreader]

1. Which is why every player in the NFL will kneel tomorrow

[pintobean]

3. No, they won't.

They need to ignore Trump and worry about their fans.

[TEB]

2. Of course he would he is a idiot

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

5. You do realize you're unfairly insulting idiots by such unfair comparisons?

[TEB]

6. Ok sorry would moron be more appropriate

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

7. Only slightly better... hahaha! (Morons presumably being too dumb to perceive the insult.)

[Renew Deal]

4. Hes trolling

[hexola]

8. If the NFL is smart - today will be all about Puerto Rico

Dedicate this weeks ceremonies to the people of Puerto Rico - and EVERYONE will stand...and rightly so.

Indirect approach that smacks Trump square in the face!!!

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

9. He is a mentally deranged bulldog...

just can't let go.

[greeny2323]

10. Taking credit for nothing

IMHO, most of the NFL feels like it has already made its statement and will concentrate on football. I think people know that and Trump wants to take credit for it.

[pamdb]

11. Taking the knee

I hope they all, or at least most of them, take the knee. If a player, for whatever reason, doesn't feel comfortable doing that, that should be ok as well. But I hope most of them do.

[spanone]

12. fuck off trump.