Trump says National Football League team owners “afraid” of their players

“We’re going to get all the things that we said”, the president said. I think everyone needs to get involved. They were fighting for our country, for our flag.

“When they are protesting during a football game, I think they can find better places”, Trump said.

Trump was asked by a reporter while he was departing the White House via Marine One on Wednesday about the inconsistency between the First Amendment rights of the neo-Nazis and white supremacists to protest in Charlottesville, Va., and the rights of National Football League players to protest. However, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1989 ruled that flag burning was protected speech, leaving the door open for less violent expressions.

On Sunday, roughly 200 NFL players took the knee or stayed in their locker rooms during the pregame national anthem, in protest against police brutality.

Martin didn’t see this as an issue as Trump violating the flag code was still a celebration of the flag and not a protest, leading guest Michael Eric Dyson to shoot back that the players weren’t protesting the flag or the anthem.

“Everybody is watching what the players do”, said While the Cowboys, including owner Jerry Jones took a knee, the Cardinals stood and locked arms with each other.

Robert Coleman, of Anderson, said he is boycotting football this season in support of Kaepernick. If you were a player, how would you handle Trump’s comments?

‘Nowhere in our oath on enlistment is their a clause that gives us as soldiers the right to pick and choose which rights we defend or which group of people use them. He’s the ruler of the country. “He’s fired! He’s fired!” the president said at a rally in Alabama. “It’s just him throwing his weight around”.

Watch more above, and see Trump weigh in on the push for health care reform below. Notably, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said “divisive comments”, like the ones made by Trump “demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL”.

It is important to note that the statement says that players “should” stand for the anthem and “may” be penalized for not adhering.

Far more National Football League players took part in the protest this Sunday than had on any prior day, and most teams took part in displays of unity.