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Trump slams Clinton for defending NFL anthem kneelers, says that 'thinking' is why she lost
Fox News ^ | October 16, 2017 | Brooke Singman

Posted on 10/16/2017 4:59:20 PM PDT by EdnaMode

President Trump hammered Hillary Clinton on Monday for her defense of NFL players protesting the national anthem, saying that kind of “thinking” is why she lost the election.

In a joint White House press conference with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Trump was asked about Clinton's latest comments on players who “take a knee.”

“Well—that’s why she lost the election. I mean, honestly, it’s that thinking—that is the reason she lost the election,” Trump responded.

He also repeated his early-morning call on Twitter for Clinton to run again. “Oh, I hope Hillary runs. Is she going to run? I hope. Hillary, please run again,” Trump said.

Clinton, in an interview Sunday during her overseas tour promoting her new campaign memoir, said kneeling during the national anthem is a “reverent” position that is not against “our anthem or our flag.” Clinton warned that people should resist “what are very clear dog-whistles” to excite the Trump base, citing the NFL-White House feud.

“That’s what black athletes thought kneeling was all about,” she said in response to a question about ways to resist the White House. “That’s not against our anthem or our flag. Actually, kneeling is a reverent position. It was to demonstrate in a peaceful way against racism and injustice in our criminal system.”

Trump, in turn, suggested the response helps better explain her 2016 loss.

“I mean, look, there are a lot of reasons that she didn’t win, including the fact that she was not good at what she did,” Trump said Monday. “But I will tell you, that is something that I had just heard about and I think her statement, in itself, is very disrespectful to our country.”

Earlier in the day, Trump had dared Clinton -- on Twitter -- to run again in 2020.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hillary; hillaryclinton; nationalanthem; nfl; nflprotests; presidenttrump; protests; trump; whytrumpwon
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President Trump is right again!
1 posted on 10/16/2017 4:59:20 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

Trump is great.
The Hillabeast is bottom dwelling pond scum.
That is as fugly on the inside as on the outside.
And dumber than Gore to boot.


3 posted on 10/16/2017 5:01:38 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I laugh every time. :D


4 posted on 10/16/2017 5:02:55 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: Da Coyote
That is as fugly on the inside as on the outside.

MUCH uglier on the inside.

5 posted on 10/16/2017 5:02:59 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: EdnaMode
Fox News IDIOTS!

Title should be 'that thinking' NOT 'thinking'..

The article's headline takes Trump's remark TOTALLY out of context as if any woman who thinks is a loser..

6 posted on 10/16/2017 5:06:14 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Feminism DESTROYED females)
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To: EdnaMode

“That’s what black athletes THOUGHT kneeling was all about,” she said in response to a question about ways to resist the White House. “That’s not against our anthem or our flag.”

Well, even giving the Beast the benefit of the doubt here and agreeing that black players were tricked into it - then why do they KEEP DOING IT, now that they know just what it means.


7 posted on 10/16/2017 5:08:32 PM PDT by BobL
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To: EdnaMode

Hillary Clinton is a drunk


8 posted on 10/16/2017 5:08:56 PM PDT by coon2000 (Give me Liberty or give me death)
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To: coon2000

I thought Republicans were the stupid ones. To think that she got more votes anywhere.


9 posted on 10/16/2017 5:16:48 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: EdnaMode

“That’s what black athletes thought kneeling was all about,”

But Hillary, didn’t you say they are super-predators who need to be brought to heel?


10 posted on 10/16/2017 5:20:34 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: coon2000

You may be onto something:

‘The adjective legless is used as a slang term to describe someone who is extremely drunk, particularly someone who can no longer stand or walk.’

http://public.oed.com/appeals/legless-drunk/


11 posted on 10/16/2017 5:28:25 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: EdnaMode

President Trump is very diplomatic.

I wouldn’t attribute any of Hillary’s verbal pig droppings with “thinking.”


12 posted on 10/16/2017 5:31:13 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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Hmmmm....it’s not against our Anthem or our flag, yet it takes place during the anthem when the flag is prominently displayed....hmmmmm.....


13 posted on 10/16/2017 5:31:55 PM PDT by Maverick68
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To: Maverick68
Mental Health Warning: Sustained efforts to find logic in liberal's statements may result in severe brain damage. Moderation is advised.
14 posted on 10/16/2017 5:36:15 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: EdnaMode

Two questiona for President Trump: Do you remember saying “Lock Her Up”?
You now have the power to arrest, try, and convict her, so what’s the hold up?


15 posted on 10/16/2017 5:39:07 PM PDT by Fireone (Heating the tar and bagging the feathers...the People are coming to D.C.)
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To: BobL

Colin Kapernick stated explicitly his actions were against our nation and our flag. he did not start this crap as a reverent action.


16 posted on 10/16/2017 5:54:15 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Thanks didn’t know that...and not surprised, at all.


17 posted on 10/16/2017 6:08:02 PM PDT by BobL
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To: EdnaMode
Clinton..said kneeling during the national anthem is a “reverent” position that is not against “our anthem or our flag.

I don't care what "she" said. The left does not get to redefine customs and traditions to fit there warped views. What is, has been, and will be reverent when it comes to honoring the flag is attention, saluting while in uniform or hand over heart pledge while OUR national anthem is played.

Socialists don't get their own anthem. The left doesn't get to change, alter or replace our traditions just because they have a gripe. They always gripe. It's what they do. You want cheap auto insurance you call GEICO. It's what you do.

18 posted on 10/16/2017 6:08:41 PM PDT by Kudsman ( Anyone to the Right of Stalin is a Far Right Wing candidate to the Far Left Wing Media.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Tell me they didn’t delete my favorite post of all time.

Where is post #2?


19 posted on 10/16/2017 6:08:48 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: ForYourChildren

What did it say?


20 posted on 10/16/2017 6:09:26 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (You can't have totalitarian globalist government if the peasants are armed.)
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