Trump Claims 'Many People Booed' NFL Players Who Knelt For National Anthem

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite



by Aidan McLaughlin | 8:08 am, September 25th, 2017

President Donald Trump was back tweeting about NFL players Monday morning, claiming “many people booed” those who knelt for the anthem while noting that the issue has “nothing to do with race.”

Trump kicked off the morning with a tweet hailing “NASCAR and its supporters and fans”:

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And then, while taking time to allege that a “small percentage” of players engaged in the anthem protest, Trump tweeted that they were booed by fans:

Link to tweet

He also claimed the issue is not about race, and that the NFL “must respect” the “Country, Flag and National Anthem”:

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[turbinetree]

1. F*ck this ass****, did he wiretap the events-----------------he has no clue

and why does the media keep feeding this narcissist ass****s ego...................

[ginnyinWI]

2. BS.

It has everything to do with race: the reason for the action on the players' part, and the reason for the attack on them.

[Achilleaze]

3. Lame attempt to re-frame the issue

Standard deceitful republican-russian propaganda strategy.

The kneeling protest is not about what the Republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief says it's about, it's what the protestors know, and say it's about.

[Croney]

4. A small percentage?

What about entire teams staying off the field? His stupidity knows no bounds.

[mucifer]

5. Did booing happen ? I didn't hear that.

[world wide wally]

6. It's not about the flag, but...

It could be about YOU

[underpants]

7. Speaking of NASCAR, how are their ratings and attendance?

Hmm it must not only be about the kneeling.

NASCAR Is not doing well at all.

[Man_Bear_Pig]

8. Could it be...

...because all they do is drive in an oval and turn to the left sometimes?

[DinahMoeHum]

11. Methinks it's because its fans can no longer afford it.

n/t

[underpants]

17. It's that and the number of platforms to view it

NASCAR vastly over expanded at its height 15 or so years ago. Richmond took out all the seats on the backstretch a few years ago and still can't sell it out.

When Sprint took over the name after Winston couldn't stay on ( the name change didn't help either) they weren't into Wifi yet or at least didn't install it at the tracks OR you had to be a subscriber. Fans could sit at home and get details from their favorite driver's car including listening to the radio communications with the pit but not AT the track. Add this on to the convenience and expense factors, people stopped going. Several shifts of networks and the fact that ESPN barely covers it does don't help either.

[Archae]

19. The funniest part about NASCAR is how it began.

Most sports in the US began as legit sports.

NASCAR got it's start in the 1920's, when "rumrunners" who souped up their cars to outrun the cops with illegal liquor started racing against each other.

[underpants]

21. Yes and the east coast snowstorm in 1979

A massive snowstorm locked down the east coast February 1979. Still mostly only three networks and no other big sport was on in that time of year (this was 1 year before Magic and Bird made the NBA a thing) so a lot of people watched for the first time. The whole race was on TV which was rare AND Yarborough and the Allison brothers got in a fight at the end.


It was the birth of NASCAR as a national sport.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Daytona_500

[Historic NY]

15. NASCAR opens 2017 playoffs with lowest rated postseason race ever

[link:http://awfulannouncing.com/racing/nascar-opens-2017-playoffs-lowest-rated-postseason-race-ever.html|]
[link:http://www.espn.com/jayski/pages/story/_/id/18922777/nascar-2017-tv-ratings|]

[Bengus81]

9. Att a boy Donnie,keep DIGGING that hole deeper. PLEASE!!!!!

Yeah sure...a large part were booing and there were 200,000 at your Inauguration.

[Timmygoat]

10. Trump seems to be in a hole

He does not have enough sense to stop digging.
He also does not have the sense that no president should be tweeting like a kid goading the kid in N Korea, one of them is going
do something very silly!

[George II]

12. That's interesting, yesterday he said he didn't watch much of it so how does he know?

[Gothmog]

13. Trump is a liar

[IronLionZion]

14. Yeah, the Trumpsters were busy buying food and beer during the national anthem

and sitting on the couch at home. Most of the "patriotic" stuff those idiots do like keep American flags on their cars and have flag colored clothing and advertisements and stuff are actually in violation of the US flag code. Most Republicans have let their flags touch the ground, don't fold them properly, and generally don't respect the flag at all.

At any stadium you can see people in the red MAGA hats running to the bar to get happy hour prices during the anthem because prices double once the game starts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Flag_Code

The false patriotism of Trumptsers is disgusting and shameful

[Initech]

16. I really hope that a SCOTUS decision comes out of this.

Because Trump crossed a line on Friday, and any challenge to SCOTUS, they would have to side with the first amendment right to protest. Anything else would be unconstitutional.

[lark]

30. You have more faith in SCOTUS than me.

I think Gorsuch, Alito, Thomas and Roberts are pretty much in the bag for anything orange assface throws their way. Kennedy is the only one who goes against the grain, but only on social issues. On everything else, he ALWAYS, ALWAYS, sides with big $$ and the party. So, no, this going to SCOTUS is probably not a good thing. I have no faith in them at all to do the right thing by the First Amendment.

[Initech]

31. Yeah true.

I'm also worried about the cake lawsuit - if the Christofascists win, we all lose.

[Yupster]

33. Is anyone saying they can't protest?

Anyone can protest all you want.

If you protest in the wrong place you can get arrested.

If you protest violently you'll get arrested for sure.

If you protest at work you're likely to be fired. Try filling your workplace with pro-life banners with aborted fetus pictures on them and see if it's okay to express your right to protest at work.

But you can protest all you want. It's the old expression, if you do the crime, prepare to do the time.

I'd expect that's what the Supreme Court would say.

[Initech]

34. NASCAR said they would fire drivers who participate.

So Trump has deeply divided us on this issue.

[Yupster]

35. It's NASCAR's right

Protest all you want, but if you protest at work, you're likely to be fired.

That's sure the way it is for me.

What about you?

[Initech]

36. I side with the constitution and the 1st amendment.

[AllaN01Bear]

18. shavvving cream, be neat and clean be neat and clean and you will always be keen

this butt wipe has has declared war on everybody.

[BlueIdaho]

20. Since black athletes started this protest

Maybe we should believe them when they tell us what they are protesting - not that sick fuck in the White House.

[RAFisher]

22. If people respected the flag they'd follow the fucking Flag Code. This is so stupid.

Also Trump's current Twitter background probably violates it.

[BarbaRosa]

28. No kidding,

http://us-flag.net/code/

[LakeArenal]

23. For what it's worth....

The guys covering the Chicago game said fans booed Pittsburgh when the came on the field.

I don't know how accurate that is.

We weren't able to see the anthem at our game the TV showed us something else.

[Bayard]

24. Dale Ernhardt speaks out

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141873923

[vkkv]

25. HE'S DONE...

[truthisfreedom]

26. He had to tell us that because we couldn't hear them.

Same as we couldn't see the millions of people on the mall for his inauguration.

[freddyvh]

27. trump also claimed 1000s of muslims celebrated on 911

and that his crowds are yuge

hmm

[lark]

29. Lies by the lying liar.

I watched and it was way more than a small minority that kneeled. Even those that stood linked arm in arm were protesting against him but since they were white, he deliberately misrepresents what they were doing. All across the nation, solidarity was shown to NFL players against the vacuous name calling and ire of the trumpanzee. Of course, I do have to apologize to chimps for comparing them to the orange assface, they have much better manners and morals.

[Calista241]

32. For what its worth, the crowd bood at the start of the National anthem

At the Lions / Falcons game in Detroit. It was fairly loud also, and stopped abruptly as the anthem got going.