management 101: do not let problems fester. take immediate action
management 101.1: do not abrogate your responsibilities
The owners violated both precepts. I do not believe there are any owners who hate the US, its flag or the anthem. I think putting their heads in the sand and not taking a definitive stand on this issue, a stand that was consistent with all prior actions regarding player demonstrations for individual causes, has killed their golden goose. F em.
I'm pleased that we have a President who saw their moral weakness, and encourages all those with the same weakness to expose themselves openly for all to see. Absolutely brilliant.
What's also gratifying, is that we have a President who articulates EXACTLY what any true American innately sensed. The truth is it's own defense.
The radical ignorant leftists who "took a knee" and their supporters are now getting a real education. I'm sure many are now awakening to how disrespectful and ignorant they were. Who will be the first to "bow the head" and humbly and courageously acknowledge the wrongness of their "taking a knee" during the anthem? Will this in turn give others the courage to likewise humbly acknowledge their error?
Proverbs 28:13 "He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy."