White House Supports Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban's Scrapping The National Anthem Because America Fails ‘Often’

The Federalist ^ | 02/11/2021 | Jordan Davidson

[SeekAndFind]

White House press secretary Jen Psaki expressed support for Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s decision to remove the national anthem from the team’s home games because they “feel [the anthem] doesn’t represent them.”

During the Wednesday press briefing, Fox News’s Peter Doocy asked Psaki about the Biden administration’s stance on Cuban’s decision. While the press secretary acknowledged that President Joe Biden is “proud to be an American and has great respect for the anthem,” she also said he would support the Mavericks for calling out the frequent times when “we as a country haven’t lived up to our highest ideals.”

“He’d also say that, of course, that part of pride in our country means recognizing moments where we as a country haven’t lived up to our highest ideals, which is often, and at times what people are speaking to when they take action at sporting events,” Psaki said. “And it means respecting the right of people, granted to them in the Constitution to peacefully protest. That’s why he ran for president in the first place, and that’s what he’s focused on doing every day.”

MARK CUBAN NATIONAL ANTHEM MOVE: Jen Psaki: “I know [President Biden's] incredibly proud to be an American and has great respect for the anthem… Of course, that pride in our country means recognizing moments where we as a country haven’t lived up to our highest ideals.” pic.twitter.com/ZZEpZPJxP2

— Forbes (@Forbes) February 10, 2021

Cuban’s decision to rescind the anthem was publicized earlier this week after some noticed the Mavericks, which are currently 11-14, refused to play the “Star-Spangled Banner” at any of their 13 pre-season or 12 regular-season games at the American Airlines Center. Mavericks employees who noticed the stealthy removal said they received no notice or explanation for Cuban’s decision to nix the patriotic song.

Later reports suggest the decision follows a trend by the NBA and other teams in the league to send a social justice message by ignoring or purposefully refusing to “stand and line up in a dignified posture along the foul lines during the playing of the American and/or Canadian national anthems,” as required in NBA policy. This rule was not enforced during the league’s Black Lives Matter campaigning last summer when players knelt during the anthem or even boycotted games after the shooting of Jacob Blake.

“Source close to Mark Cuban says decision to not play Anthem before Mavs games isn’t because they don’t love U.S., but because many feel anthem doesn’t represent them, and they want to continue discussion of how to represent people from all communities when honoring U.S. at game,” one sports writer reported.

Source close to Mark Cuban says decision to not play Anthem before Mavs games isn’t because they don’t love U.S., but because many feel anthem doesn’t represent them, and they want to continue discussion of how to represent people from all communities when honoring U.S. at game.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 10, 2021

[Magnum44]

Tar, rail, feathers...seriously, I’m waiting.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Go back to Cuba, Mark Cuban. Perhaps their National Anthem is more to your Party Line

[frank ballenger]

Again, if you anti-Americans want to overthrow something why don’t you go to one of the other countries and overthrow it? And leave my country alone.

Goes for Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and all the rest.

[I want the USA back]

The administration hates this country. Nobody here is surprised.

[dainbramaged]

This is a living nightmare.

[frank ballenger]

Go back to Cuba, Mark Cuban. Perhaps their National Anthem is more to your Party Line

My guess is he would hate the 99% tax on the rich but would smile about the fine free health care plan.

Notice, though, when Mick Jagger needed a heart procedure he didn't stay in England, or fly to Cuba, he went to the United States.

[fidelis]

Yeah, except now Cuban denies saying it.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Sounds like Odunga's speech from Cairo.. I effing HATE this B****.

Odunga's third term is what this is. America did NOT vote for this. TEAM BIDEN STOLE IT.

[Sirius Lee]

I'm fine with America and Old Glory and the National Anthem, but right now the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of government are failing me miserably. So is the Press. So is the corporate monopoly.

Where's my relief? Redress?

[John S Mosby]

If they did that they would get a real quick response... and be killed. That’s why. Use America’s freedoms to try to destroy it— because the could do this nowhere else in the world.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Why is the current occupier of the White House belittling the nation he lives in and “controls” with EO’s?

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Yeah, except now Cuban denies saying it.

I don’t recall seeing any report that he denied saying it.

I do know that the NBA itself has come out with a fast rule that says ANY TEAM that wants to play in the NBA MUST play the National Anthem before any basketball game.

[Sacajaweau]

Biden and his spokesperson is whackier than I thought. They’re oppressed or something...Take away their big fat paychecks and then we’ll talk.

[brownsfan]

So Mark Cuban failed by not understanding the fan’s and the league’s reaction to his decision. Using the standard that the retard in the WH just laid before us, Cuban should be forced to sell the team?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Bite me can stick it...

[Ebenezer]

Well, Cuban can go to some other country where he can make the millions he has made in the U.S.

[fidelis]

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3933566/posts

[silverleaf]

Imagine a WH press secretary saying this at the same time that administration is ordering troops to war in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere Our enemies can taunt our troops with the words of their own President from this idiot virtue signaling mouthpiece.

Maybe she should accompany Joe to Delaware to meet returning troop coffins of men who were ordered to die for this rotten country

[Vision]

The White House doesn’t support the National Anthem. Wow.