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Why do people cave to this human piece of SHIT? MONEY WINS EVERY TIME? No one has any backbone any more?
MONEY 'TRUMPS' AMERICA!!
NFL owners admit Trump pressured them into banning player protests
TRAVIS GETTYS
24 MAY 2018 AT 09:03 ET
President Donald Trump, in a rare display of modesty, refused to accept credit for a newly enacted ban on NFL player protests — but team owners admit he pressured them into the controversial policy.
Players will not be allowed to protest during the national anthem under the new policy, although they may remain in the locker room, after Trump and some fans complained about silent demonstrations against racism and police brutality.
“I think the people pushed this forward, this was not me,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” on Thursday morning. “I brought it out, I think the people pushed it forward. This country’s very smart, we have very smart people. That’s something (that) ideally could have been taken care after it first started, it would have been a lot easier, but if they did that, they’re doing the right thing.”
However, team officials admit they banned player protests to appease Trump, reported Sports Illustrated.
“Oh yeah,” said Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy. “It was more how [Trump] might react, anticipating that. Also, how the fans will react, how the media will react. That’s what we tried to think through.”
“No matter what we did, [Trump] would probably try to get involved one way or the other — either criticizing us or taking credit for the change,” he added...
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/nfl...ayer-protests/
MONEY 'TRUMPS' AMERICA!!
NFL owners admit Trump pressured them into banning player protests
TRAVIS GETTYS
24 MAY 2018 AT 09:03 ET
President Donald Trump, in a rare display of modesty, refused to accept credit for a newly enacted ban on NFL player protests — but team owners admit he pressured them into the controversial policy.
Players will not be allowed to protest during the national anthem under the new policy, although they may remain in the locker room, after Trump and some fans complained about silent demonstrations against racism and police brutality.
“I think the people pushed this forward, this was not me,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” on Thursday morning. “I brought it out, I think the people pushed it forward. This country’s very smart, we have very smart people. That’s something (that) ideally could have been taken care after it first started, it would have been a lot easier, but if they did that, they’re doing the right thing.”
However, team officials admit they banned player protests to appease Trump, reported Sports Illustrated.
“Oh yeah,” said Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy. “It was more how [Trump] might react, anticipating that. Also, how the fans will react, how the media will react. That’s what we tried to think through.”
“No matter what we did, [Trump] would probably try to get involved one way or the other — either criticizing us or taking credit for the change,” he added...
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/nfl...ayer-protests/