{"id":15114,"date":"2020-06-14T12:18:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T16:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15114"},"modified":"2020-06-15T08:20:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T12:20:37","slug":"president-trump-will-not-watch-nfl-or-mls-if-players-kneel-for-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15114","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Will Not Watch NFL Or MLS If Players Kneel For Anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/trump_06152020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/trump_06152020.png 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/trump_06152020-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>United States president Donald Trump insists he will not watch the NFL or the US Soccer sides if players fail to stand for the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>The president has opposed kneeling during the anthem since former NFL star Colin Kaepernick took a knee in 2016 to highlight racial inequality.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL and US Soccer have performed U-turns over the protests with both saying they were wrong not to listen amid ongoing protests following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man who died in police custody.<\/p>\n<p>Republican congressman Matt Gaetz criticized US Soccer\u2019s decision, made on Thursday, on social media, and Trump reacted by writing on Twitter: \u201cI won\u2019t be watching much any more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump added: \u201cAnd it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also, but not with me watching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>US Soccer introduced the ban in 2016 after Megan Rapinoe took a knee to support ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Kaepernick.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL tried to ban kneeling during the anthem in May 2018 and introduced a new policy with teams fined if players failed to stand only to put the plan on hold two months later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-15114\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15114&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-15114\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15114&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-15114\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15114&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15114\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States president Donald Trump insists he will not watch the NFL or the US Soccer sides if players fail to stand for the national anthem. 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