Members of the @SFGiants kneel during the National Anthem. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/QbvAvCZiEs— MLB (@MLB) July 21, 2020
Posted on 07/21/2020 12:56:42 PM PDT by knighthawk
President Donald Trump reiterated his disdain for professional athletes protesting racism by kneeling during the national anthem early Tuesday morning just hours after the San Francisco Giants' Gabe Kapler became the first major league manager to do so alongside his players.
'Looking forward to live sports, but any time I witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag, the game is over for me!' Trump tweeted Tuesday morning.
Beginning in September of 2017, when Trump first seized upon the issue during a rally in Alabama, the President has repeatedly voiced his objections, mentioning the word 'anthem' in no fewer than 30 tweets over that time.
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The kneelers aren’t protesting racism. They are supporting a Marxist organization that hates the country.
Ditto.
Trump is a bit behind me on this. Been over for a couple years here.
The first sport that commits to keeping politics/social justice causes out of sports, will become my favorite sport. Even if it’s cornhole. Maybe POTUS can throw the first bean bag to make a non-statement statement.
God Bless you Mr. President.
This is the correct position.
I thought Gabe Kaplan was playing poker?
I love his straightforward way of speaking! Really makes lefty’s heads explode!
Members of the @SFGiants kneel during the National Anthem. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/QbvAvCZiEs— MLB (@MLB) July 21, 2020
I do miss pro sports.
I don’t miss whiny pro athletes.
On balance, I’m OK with the way things are.
It has never been about the military or the flag. The players and coaches are using their platforms to peacefully protest.— MLB (@MLB) July 21, 2020
Buh bye, baseball.
FMLB
Watch Korean baseball on ESPN.
It infuriates me to think of the men and women who not only sacrificed but fought and died for the right of these athletes to play stupid. That there are parents who would encourage their son or daughter to emulate any of these losers is beyond me.
They will all get their due karma sooner or later.
I will not waste my time nor my money watching entitled overpaid behemoths demonstrate their hatred of America.
Thank you President T! I
The end of sports as we know it. Fools all!!
SPORTS DON’T MATTER
GAME OVER!!!
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