NFL Commissioner Slams Trump After Kaepernick Comments
On Friday night  speaking at a rally for Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL) in Alabama   President Donald Trump  made very strong comments about NFL free agent Colin Kaepernick and other players who have protested the National Anthem  saying that  he  thought that people who protested the anthem should be fired.  Trump  said that  he  wished that NFL owners would tell protestors to "get that son of a b--ch off the field right now" and that  he  believed that players who protest the anthem and disrespect the flag should be fired.
 Trump  wishes NFL owners would tell anthem protesters "get that son of a bitch off the field right now" pic.twitter.com/gq4EH3lNoY — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 23  2017
On Saturday  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a statement saying that comments like the ones  Trump  made were "divisive" and showed an "unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL  our great game and all of our players." Goodell cited NFL players' recent response to Hurricane Harvey as an example of how the NFL can be an "overwhelming force for good."
Personally  it seems odd that  Trump  would chose to discuss anthem protests at a time when there are dozens of far more pressing issues facing the country. There are so many more important things to discuss  yet  Trump  went for...that? It's just very strange.  He 's not campaigning for president any longer.
On Friday night  speaking at a rally for Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL) in [TGT]made very strong comments about NFL free agent Colin Kaepernick and other players who have protested the National Anthem  saying that  he  thought that people who protested the anthem should be fired.  [TGT]said that  [TGT]  wished that NFL owners would tell protestors to "get that son of a b--ch off the field right now" and that  [TGT]  believed that players who protest the anthem and disrespect the flag should be fired.
 [TGT]  wishes NFL owners would tell anthem protesters "get that son of a bitch off the field right now" pic.twitter.com/gq4EH3lNoY — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 23  2017
On Saturday  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a statement saying that comments like the ones  [TGT]  made were "divisive" and showed an "unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL  our great game and all of our players." Goodell cited NFL players' recent response to Hurricane Harvey as an example of how the NFL can be an "overwhelming force for good."
Personally  it seems odd that  [TGT]would chose to discuss anthem protests at a time when there are dozens of far more pressing issues facing the country. There are so many more important things to discuss  yet  [TGT]  went for...that? It's just very strange.  [TGT] 's not campaigning for president any longer.