The Associated Press Updated 7:07 am PDT, Friday, August 10, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Wilfredo Lee, AP Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 Miami Dolphins defensive end Robert Quinn (94) raises his right fist during the singing of the national anthem, before the team's NFL preseason football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in Miami Gardens, Fla. less Miami Dolphins defensive end Robert Quinn (94) … [Read more...] about NFL players protest during anthem, drawing rebuke from Trump
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President Trump blasts NFL players for kneeling during preseason game
It is our solemn duty to report that the President of the United States is once again tweeting about the NFL.You now have two options. You can tap out now and read about the actual games (Andrew Luck came back! Baker Mayfield looked good! Saquon Barkley is the truth!) or you can continue to read about the intersection of sports and politics. The choice is yours, but should you continue, you have voided all rights to complain that no one “sticks to sports” anymore.Still with us? Cool. Let’s dig in.The NFL preseason has begun, and so have the protestsThursday night marked the official start of the NFL season and with it the return of protests during the national anthem. Players from the Dolphins, Eagles, and Jaguars all offered up some form of protest, despite the fact that the NFL had threatened fines or worse for players who protested.Roughly half of all Americans are against the protests in some form, according to multiple surveys, but it’s worth noting that … [Read more...] about President Trump blasts NFL players for kneeling during preseason game
Trump Chides NFL Players Who Took a Knee, Raised a Fist: ‘No Place to Protest’
"Fans are paying soooo much money to watch and enjoy," tweets president Meriah Doty, provided by Published 6:39 am PDT, Friday, August 10, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Trump Chides NFL Players Who Took a Knee, Raised a Fist: ‘No Place to Protest’ 1 / 1 Back to Gallery The president’s position on NFL players who protest remains unchanged. Trump made that clear in a pair of early Friday tweets, the morning after pro-football players were seen taking a knee or raising a fist during at least two NFL pre-season games. Read the full article on The Wrap … [Read more...] about Trump Chides NFL Players Who Took a Knee, Raised a Fist: ‘No Place to Protest’
President Trump stokes attacks on NFL players who protest
President Donald Trump railed against NFL players who protested at Thursday night's preseason games, saying the players are outraged about "something that most of them are unable to define.""The NFL players are at it again - taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the National Anthem. Numerous players, from different teams, wanted to show their 'outrage' at something that most of them are unable to define. They make a fortune doing what they love," he tweeted from his Bedminster golf club on Friday morning, the ninth day of his vacation.On Thursday, as the preseason games officially kicked off, several players took a knee, raised a fist, or did not take to the field while the National Anthem was played before a dozen preseason games across the country.NFL players have said the protests, which began in 2016, are intended to draw attention to what they see as systematic bias against people of color."It's not necessarily about the anthem, that's where everybody's messing … [Read more...] about President Trump stokes attacks on NFL players who protest
Trump renews attacks on NFL players after preseason protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday renewed his attacks on NFL players pushing for criminal justice and other social reforms as U.S. media reported that a number of players protested during the league’s preseason opening late on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with business leaders at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis The National Football League has struggled with how to address the issue of protesting players during the playing of the U.S. national anthem, seeking to react to Trump’s drumbeat of attacks over the past year while managing relations with its players and maintaining its fans. As games opened on Thursday, several players knelt, refused to stand on the field or raised fists in protest, according to media reports. For the past few seasons, some NFL players have sought to call attention to the mistreatment of minorities by U.S. law enforcement by … [Read more...] about Trump renews attacks on NFL players after preseason protests