Posted on 10/08/2017 12:52:55 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE:Vice President Mike Pence LEAVES Indianapolis Colts game after several San Francisco 49ers took a knee during the national anthem - and Trump tweets that it was at his request
Vice President Mike Pence left Sunday's National Football League game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers after several 49ers took a knee during the playing of the national anthem.
'I left today’s Colts game because President Trump and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem,' Pence said in a statement that the White House quickly pushed out to reporters.
Soon after Pence exited the game, Trump took credit for it being his idea.
'I asked @VP Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am proud of him and @SecondLady Karen,' Trump wrote on Twitter.
With his swift stadium exit, Pence reignited the fight between the administration and the NFL that had quieted down in recent days, replaced in the news cycle by the hurricane in Puerto Rico and the shooting in Las Vegas, along with Trump's high-profile tiffs with his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who the president knocked on Twitter today.
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It would have been nice if all the fans left the stadium with Pence.
Good for the VP!
Great move, I don’t give a shi8 whose idea it was.
Why any proud American would watch the NFL is beyond me..they HATE this country..and they get paid MILLIONS while spitting on our military and our flag
Soldiers in uniform salute if they are outside, stand at attention inside.
Go Pence! The entire stadium should walk out.
Good for Pence.
Something isn’t right...
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You are correct.
That is an AP tagged photo which isn’t allowed to be posted on FR.
That’s correct. Just like in the base movie theater.
Folks, it’s ALWAYS been this way for the military when inside.
Every base/post/station that has a movie theater plays the National Anthem before the movies or previews. Everyone is required to stand at attention. No saluting.
Look at this crowd. Not a single kneeler.
The fans rock; it’s the players and owners who suck. Oh, and the NFL leadership really sucks!
I wouldn’t care if it is a stunt. Taking a knee is a stunt. Fight fire with fire.
I think if North Korea bombs us, the military should take a knee and let the NFL handle it.
I think if North Korea bombs us, the military should take a knee and let the NFL handle it.
Why was he even at an NFL game is the real question.
I gave up on Sports 30 years ago,but this here looks like the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back and I believe the People will follow en masse
Why was he even at an NFL game is the real question.
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The Vice President is traveling to Las Vegas on Saturday, where he will participate in a unity prayer walk.
President Mike Pence is headed to Indianapolis to attend the Colts game and Peyton Manning’s halftime ceremony.
Following the game, Pence will travel to California where he will participate in a tax reform event.
...So I guess he missed the half time Manning ceremony....
Solid move by VP Pence.
I’m glad that he was.
Major General Courtney P. Carr, appointed as the Adjutant General of Indiana on 1 June 2015, to lead the Indiana Army and Air National Guard, and the Indiana Guard Reserve.
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