Trump 's Attacks On The NFL Distract The Press
At a rally in Alabama last Friday   President Donald Trump  said the NFL should fire football players who kneel in protest during the national anthem. âWouldnât you love to see some of these NFL owners  when somebody disrespects our flag  to say  âGet that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out.  He âs fired!  He âs fired!ââ
This weekend   Trump  continued to stoke the controversy. On Saturday   he  criticized NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and uninvited NBA star Stephen Curry from the White House. On Sunday   he  encouraged fans to boycott games and claimed  âNFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes  but many stay away because they love our country.â
 Trump  has effectively diverted the mediaâs attention from other big stories  including the national elections in Germany  the North Korean nuclear crisis  and the latest Republican effort to repeal Obamacare.
âOne of  Trump 's typical moves is to toss a bomb out of nowhere to deflect what is really bothering him  in the hopes that the press will be distracted â says Doug Sosnik  former Clinton White House political director.
 Trump  has good reason to distract the press.  His  preferred candidate is poised to lose Tuesdayâs Senate primary in Alabama. The Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill is one vote shy of failure  and Robert Mueller's Russia investigation is picking up steam.
At a rally in Alabama last Friday    [TGT] said the NFL should fire football players who kneel in protest during the national anthem. âWouldnât you love to see some of these NFL owners  when somebody disrespects our flag  to say  âGet that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out.  He âs fired!  He âs fired!ââ
This weekend    [TGT] continued to stoke the controversy. On Saturday    [TGT]   criticized NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and uninvited NBA star Stephen Curry from the White House. On Sunday    [TGT]   encouraged fans to boycott games and claimed  âNFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes  but many stay away because they love  [TGT] 
has effectively diverted the mediaâs attention from other big stories  including the national elections in Germany  the North Korean nuclear crisis  and the latest Republican effort to repeal Obamacare.
âOne of   [TGT]  's typical moves is to toss a bomb out of nowhere to deflect what is really bothering  [TGT]   in the hopes that the press will be distracted â says Doug Sosnik  former Clinton White House political director.
  [TGT] has good reason to distract the press.   [TGT]   preferred candidate is poised to lose Tuesdayâs Senate primary in Alabama. The Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill is one vote shy of failure  and Robert Mueller's Russia investigation is picking up steam.