No doubt Donald Trump woke up this Saturday morning with a bruised ego from all the criticism he’s received from the Helsinki Summit. Needing to feel like he’s the alpha, Trump picked what he thought would be easy prey to practice his grandstanding and criticism – the NFL National Anthem debate. He thought wrong.
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 20, 2018
Trump tweeted out,”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!”
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) who is the Senior Democrat on the Subcommittee on the CIA sent this advice:
I’ll tell you what, show the courage to stand up to Putin and then you can tell others what they should stand for. https://t.co/uRHksOjdHn
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 21, 2018
Swalwell: “I’ll tell you what, show the courage to stand up to Putin and then you can tell others what they should stand for.”
So. Spot. On.
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Update: 5:58 p.m. – NY Giants owner RIPS Trump says NY Giants players will nt be punished for national anthem kneeling.
BREAKING: New York Giants owner Steve Tisch RIPS Trump says NY Giants players will not be punished for national anthem kneeling,
“We support our players. They are not going to be punished. There is not going to be any punitive action taking place against them.”
— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) July 21, 2018
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