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NFL decision to permit kneeling protest by players enrages Donald Trump
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)


The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers), June 6, 2020
Posted: June 22nd, 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/06/nfl-decision...

The US National Football League is embroiled in a standoff with President Donald Trump after it said players would be allowed to take the knee during the American national anthem in protest against racism. After the NFL announced its U-turn, Trump tweeted late on Friday night: We should be standing up straight and tall, ideally with a salute, or a hand on heart. There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American Flag NO KNEELING! The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said ... that the leagues earlier ban on players taking the knee had been mistaken. We were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier, and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest, Goodell said. The change in the NFLs position came after some players urged the league to condemn racism and the systemic oppression of black people. The practice of taking the knee during the national anthem before games started in 2016 as a protest by black player Colin Kaepernick against racial injustice. In the past two weeks, it has become an international symbol of opposition to racism. Trump has frequently denounced the action. Two years ago, he praised the NFLs ban on taking the knee during the pre-game national anthem, saying: You have to stand proudly for the national anthem. Or you shouldnt be playing, you shouldnt be there. Maybe you shouldnt be in the country. Last week, the president criticized New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees for dropping his opposition to NFL kneeling protests.

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