The president of the United States, Donald Trump, insisted this afternoon before the network's cameras Fox News in that "it is very disrespectful to our flag and our country" the attitude assumed by a group of NFL players who have decided to remain on their knees in protest when the national anthem is played at the beginning of each match.
Trump also said that "the owners need to do something about this," although he had previously stated that they should all be fired and that they were "sons of bitches."
The journalist asked Trump if this would be increasing racial tensions, to which the president replied that this has nothing to do with race.
"This has nothing to do with race. I never said anything about race. This has to do with respect for our country and respect for our flag," he said.
After his statements, Donald Trump has been the subject of criticism. This afternoon a 68-year-old man said that "Donald seems to have his glass roof, because in terms of violating the solemnity of the American anthem, there is not much difference between kneeling on the ground, and "dancing and singing." while listening to it."
The event he was referring to took place four months ago., during the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
That day Trump "sang" and "danced" while listening to the notes of the national anthem. Numerous people and political analysts explained at that time that the president had broken the solemnity of listening to the anthem and that "his dance" had been disrespectful to all the fallen heroes.
Supporters of the president blamed it on "nervousness," while others said Trump was an "unconventional" president.
This afternoon, Stephen Ross, the owner of the Miami Dolphins in the NFL, said that the United States "needs unity", with which he tried to reconcile both parties: the one that Donald Trump "defends" and that of the African-American players who found themselves on the knee. on the ground a way to protest racial inequality in the nation.
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