Trump demands Roger Goodell 'make a stand' on players kneeling for anthem
President Trump took aim at NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday in a tweet, calling upon the football executive to further punish players who protest by kneeling during the national anthem.
The president wrote Friday that Goodell, noting his $40 million a year salary, must "make a stand" against mostly African-American NFL players who have protested police brutality and racism by taking a knee during the National Anthem before games.
"The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again - can’t believe it! Isn’t it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart? The $40,000,000 Commissioner must now make a stand. First time kneeling, out for game. Second time kneeling, out for season/no pay!" Trump wrote.
Trump's tweet comes after the football league announced Thursday it would freeze its newly-implemented policy requiring players to remain standing during the national anthem's performance.
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President Trump took aim at NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday in a tweet, calling upon the football executive to further punish players who protest by kneeling during the national anthem.
The president wrote Friday that Goodell, noting his $40 million a year salary, must "make a stand" against mostly African-American NFL players who have protested police brutality and racism by taking a knee during the National Anthem before games.
"The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again - can’t believe it! Isn’t it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart? The $40,000,000 Commissioner must now make a stand. First time kneeling, out for game. Second time kneeling, out for season/no pay!" Trump wrote.
Trump's tweet comes after the football league announced Thursday it would freeze its newly-implemented policy requiring players to remain standing during the national anthem's performance.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...ayers-kneeling