Posted on 09/24/2017 7:26:01 AM PDT by Ennis85
Donald Trump has renewed his attack on NFL stars kneeling during the national anthem, by urging fans to stop going to games "until players stop disrespecting our Flag & Country".
In tweets posted on Sunday morning, the US President told fans if they boycott matches "you will see change take place fast. Fire or suspend!"
He added: "...NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country. League should back US."
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Mr Trump's latest criticisms of the protest brought an immediate response at Wembley Stadium, which hosted the NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars, as at least a dozen players knelt during the national anthem.
That followed the intervention of the music legend Stevie Wonder, who became the biggest single name to back the growing movement.
As he took the stage for the Global Citizen Festival, aimed at eliminating poverty, the blind soul legend knelt, joining the protest against racial injustice started by NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
The 67-year-old told the crowd: "Tonight, I'm taking a knee for America".
On Saturday night, the protest spread to another sport, as Major League Baseball player Bruce Maxwell knelt during the anthem before his team, the Oakland Athletics, played the Texas Rangers, and he later predicted more will follow.
The 67-year-old told the crowd: "Tonight, I'm taking a knee for America".
On Saturday night, the protest spread to another sport, as Major League Baseball player Bruce Maxwell knelt during the anthem before his team, the Oakland Athletics, played the Texas Rangers, and he later predicted more will follow.
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My plan....No more athletic scholarships....ever. Why? Because they amount to racism.
Good. While you're down there, why don't you throw up a little prayer for America?
Apologies seems I posted the same sentence twice again.
I love this guy
The media will defend the players because the protest is a leftist initiative and the media always defends leftist initiatives.
I hoping that the reason Trump hasn’t tweeted about this yet is because the POTUS is too damned angry to type...
I’m not big on the President urging a boycott. But, remember that his predecessor targeted several industries.
I’m sure that there are many that need their football fix no matter what, but I’m not one of them.
Stopped watching pro football about 10 years ago when they put that damnable stupid arrow with the down count on the field. What a huge distraction from the play.
Now I have my Sundays back and don’t miss the NFL at all.
When you’re on your deathbed you’ll wish you could get back the time you spent watching some geeks idea of a football game.
Get rid of the NFLs anti-trust exemption. That will get the owners attention fast.
I don't think he knows what this is going to look like.
This is just the latest battle in the White Nationalist Civil War that Trump has brought to America. There will be more battles.
The NFL is a business.
Imagine a fine restaurant whose staff walks around insulting the customers before they bring in the food. Nobody in their right mind would dine there, and that’s what will happen to the NFL.
Went to a foreign country and told everyone America sucks. Unforgivable.
This is Dixie chicks stuff.
Colon Krapperdick is the greatest guy ever...
This 3rd rate QB got it all out in the open confirming what we all suspected all along
The media will support anyone who hates America as much as they do.
These idiots do realize England colonized and enslaved a chunk of Africa??
Stop giving them your money to insult you.
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