Posted on 08/11/2018 7:55:51 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo questioned why President Trump continued his attacks on African American athletes who protested white supremacy and police brutality during performances of the national anthem this week instead of criticizing racism itself.
During the "Closing Arguments" section of Cuomo Prime Time, the CNN anchor suggested that the president could find an easy "win" by extending an olive branch to black athletes.
"So many protesting players, white and black, have said this isn't about disrespecting the flag. He knows that," Cuomo said. "He doesn't seem to care. Why?"
"It's OK if it divides people and stokes prejudices. That's leadership? That's winning?" he added. "This is like jingoism - patriotism that's really about targeting a minority. In this case, mostly black players."
"So here's my argument," Cuomo continued. "We only know what you show. If you are not a racist, then attack the racists instead of targeting mostly black protesters and suggesting they are dumb."
Trump has faced criticism for his handling of the NFL anthem controversy from NFL players and other athletes, while the league itself has seemed to bend to his calls to punish players for protesting during the national anthem's performance.
The president renewed his call for suspensions for players who protest during the anthem on Friday, tweeting that players who participate in kneeling protests "wanted to show their ‘outrage’ at something that most of them are unable to define.”
"Be happy, be cool! A football game, that fans are paying soooo much money to watch and enjoy, is no place to protest," the president continued. "Most of that money goes to the players anyway."
The NFL passed a rule this year stating that players must remain standing during the national anthem's performance during football games, but the rule is on pause pending a dispute with the players' union.
“No new rules relating to the anthem will be issued or enforced for the next several weeks while these confidential discussions are ongoing," the league said in a statement last month.
I wonder if all of these people who know how to run the country will be running for president in 2020.
Rocket scientists like Chris Cuomo, Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, Jim Acosta, Rosie, O’donuts, Robert De Niro, Peter Fonda.
And too many more to list.....
Protesters my butt...paid, jobless losers working for Soros, and brainwashed tools of bigoted black pastors and sycophants of Obama, Sharpton, Dyson, Jackson’s andd Farrakhan.
Chris it does not matter if they “think” they are not disrespecting the flag. They are doing it.
Is it any wonder liberals are completely fruity after listening to 8 years of Obama’s lies PLUS people like this twisted pervert?
Because blacks cannot be racist against blue-eyed devil, honkey, cracka mo-fo’s
—> Maybe we need a two year mandatory military service requirement
The military doesn’t want them.
“CNN’s Chris Cuomo to Trump: ‘Attack the racists instead of targeting mostly black protesters’”
What’s the difference?
The black protesters ARE the racists.
“Of course they are disrespecting the flag.”
They are giving the great big middle finger F you to America.
These goons are only getting coverage BECAUSE they are disrespecting the flag.
It’s the lazy man’s protest. One minute and done.
I think Trump makes the mistake of punching down and it minimizes him. I couldn’t win a presidential election...now or ever. But, if I was him...the next time I got on television I would simply shake my head (only if asked) and say, “As president, I would love to sit down and discuss the issues happening in the communities they profess to love to see how we can make progress. As president, my hope is that my policies are already making an impact. I realize taking a knee brings the athletes a lot of attention. But, I think it would be more beneficial to shine a light and put hard work on the ground in the communities they say they’re concerned about. Maybe they will...maybe they won’t. But, as a patriotic American, I couldn’t imagine attending or watching a game where athletes won’t even stand for the flag of the country their fellow Americans die supporting. Some of these Americans come from the same communities they profess to love.”
The whole stand or sit for the flag attention would end anyway, if enough people stopped attending and watching the game. In fact, if it’s unpatriotic to take a knee during the pledge. It should definitely feel unpatriotic to support the industry that does it with your hard earned dollars and time.
I admire his courage, but when he gets into a debate with a conservative, and the conservative makes a reasoned argument, all Cuomo can do is revert to talking points, and the same talking points over and over. It is like trying to debate a recording......
F*** black protesters, they can suck it up and head home to Africa or shut the hell up. I’m white and my people carved this land out of the wilderness. They can shut up or move out or die.
Trump shouldn’t say anything else on this issue.
Trump attacks the ones who are acting dumb - not his fault the majority of them come from the minority...
Ticket sales must be worse than “expected”.
Winning!
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