'Get that son of a b***h off the field!': Trump calls for BOYCOTTS of NFL teams whose players refuse to stand for the National Anthem
- Donald Trump told an Alabama crowd that they should boycott professional football teams whose players refuse to stand for the National Anthem
- 'If you see it – even if it's one player – leave the stadium. I guarantee things will stop,' he said
- The President was stumping for Luther Strange, a Republican who is running in a special election for U.S. Senate
- 'Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, "Get that son of a b***h off the field right now!"?' Trump asked
- Quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the take-a-knee protest trend a year ago when he was an injured backup player for the San Francisco 49ers
- He said at the time that he was taking a position against 'a country that oppresses black people and people of color'
- Kaepernick has been unable to find a team that will sign him this year
President Donald Trump
has ratcheted up the national controversy over black National Football
League players who refuse to stand while the U.S. National Anthem is
played before games.
During a Friday
night political rally in Alabama, Trump called on fans to boycott teams
that allow players to engage in that particular form of protest.
The
league's TV ratings have slid since quarterback Colin Kaepernick, then
the leader of the San Francisco 49ers, began the trend in September
2016.
'Wouldn't you love to see one of
these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, "Get that
son of a b***h off the field right now! He is fired. He's fired!"' Trump
boomed.
His crowd applauded and chanted 'USA! USA!'
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