Posted on 09/24/2017 7:37:49 AM PDT by bimboeruption
BREAKING NEWS: American football stars drop to their knees during national anthem at Wembley in protest defying Donald Trump after he said sportsman who 'disrespect America' should be SACKED
Players from Jacksonville Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens dropped to their knees as national anthem played
No players were kneeling during the playing of 'God Save The Queen', which followed the US national anthem
President Trump had stoked tensions by saying NFL players who protested should be sacked by their team
American football stars took a knee in defiance of Donald Trump at Wembley Stadium today after he said sportsmen who 'disrespect America' should be 'fired'.
Players from both Jacksonville Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens dropped to their knees as the national anthem was played prior to the match in London.
No players were kneeling during the playing of 'God Save The Queen', which followed the Star Spangled Banner.
They did so after President Trump had stoked tensions by saying NFL players who protested during the national anthem should be sacked by their team.
At a rally on Friday night the president said: 'Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bi*ch off the field right now... he is fired.'
He was referring to a controversial string of protests started by player Colin Kaepernick last year when he sat or kneeled during the anthem to highlight the treatment of black Americans.
Players on both teams and Jaguars owner Shad Khan, who were not kneeling, remained locked arm-in-arm throughout the playing of the national anthem and 'God Save The Queen'. Khan donated $1million to Trump's inaugural committee last year.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
BTW, they stood for "God Save the Queen".
A major embarassment, especially on foreign soil.
Poor NFL millionaire thugs, so oppressed!
The NFL is actively pushing the protesting now.
They are more likely to require kneeling than to discourage it.
Will Trump still win this battle?
The end of American football. Perhaps in the future we will join the world in having soccer.
Fire the disrespectful SOBs. I’m sick of this “protest”.
You bet he will.
Real Americans are fed up with this disrespect for our country.
We always have Hockey. Plus lingerie football.
Stop giving them your money to insult you.
It is oppressive to watch them.
Invalidate their passports and reroute their flight to the US to Liberia.
I cut the cable years ago. Hard at first. Easy later.
This week, Monday Night Football will be going up against the season premiere of Big Bang Theory .... I wonder if Sheldon and Amy are going to get married ....
They have no of allegiance to the United States. They don’t appreciate anything and bite the hand that feeds them. They are first rate hypocrites.
You would think “real Americans” would organize some counter-protests welcoming back these teams with “traitor” signs and “just leave” signs.
That’s what happens when you give them publicity. The more you talk about it the more they’ll do it. Last year it petered out to just Kaep by October because it stopped being covered. Now Trump dared them to do it, and the 100% predictable results happened.
Invalidate their passports and reroute their flight to the US to Liberia.
Body cavity cavity searches for those who kneeled.
The NFL was one of my guilty pleasures but after the Anthem today I’m totally done. Turned off the London game and canceled NFL Sunday Ticket.
They are too foolish and arrogant to see that this is a fight they cannot win.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.