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Long after NFL players began taking a knee during the pregame national anthem to protest racial inequality, Donald Trump decided he could use the movement to cement his political base and change the conversation from his lack of a prompt response to devastation in Puerto Rico. Trump then argued such protests were an unpatriotic affront to the flag, the military and the country.
"We must all together look and see pragmatically what we're dealing with. And there is no question that the commissioner has the authority to make these suspensions," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Friday.
A federal appeals court cleared the way Thursday for the NFL to impose a six-game suspension on Dallas Cowboys star over domestic violence allegations, siding with the league in the latest high-profile fight over its ability to punish players for off-field behavior. In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in New Orleans granted the league's emergency request to set aside an injunction and ordered a district court in Texas to dismiss Elliott's case.
A federal appeals court cleared the way for the NFL to impose a six-game suspension on Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott over domestic violence allegations on Thursday, siding with the league in the latest high-profile fight over its ability to punish players for off-field behavior. In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in New Orleans granted the league's emergency request to set aside an injunction and ordered a district court in Texas to dismiss Elliott's case.
NFL team owners will consider requiring players to stand for the U.S. national anthem after President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up his criticism of silent player protests against racial injustice by targeting the league on taxes. Trump, a Republican, escalated his feud with the National Football League in a Twitter post asking if the league should get tax breaks while players kneel in protest when the "Star-Spangled Banner" is played at the start of each game.
President Donald Trump called on Congress to end the tax cuts for NFL teams who continue to disrespect the US national anthem, flag and our country. Why is the NFL getting massive tax breaks while at the same time disrespecting our Anthem, Flag and Country? Change tax law! Last week Florida Republican lawmaker Matt Gaetz called on Congress to end the tax-exempt status of the NFL's business office.
President Donald Trump is praising Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for his stance against players protesting during the national anthem. Trump is on Twitter offering a "big salute" to Jones, who Trump says "will BENCH players who disrespect our Flag."
NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith released a statement Monday regarding players protesting during the national anthem, saying "no player is disrespecting our country or our flag." Smith's statement comes following Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' comments on Sunday that his players must stand for the anthem or else they would not play.
DALLAS Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has delivered a scathing warning to any players who consider taking a knee during the national anthem. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence walked out of a NFL game on Sunday in his home state of Indiana after some players knelt during the national anthem, a form of demonstration that began last year as a symbolic protest about police violence against racial minorities.
Colin Kaepernick, center, as quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers in 2016, takes a knee during the national anthem, along with other teammates. A CBS sports reporter who said Sunday that Colin Kaepernick would stand for the national anthem if given the opportunity to play in the NFL again later admitted that he never discussed the issue with the former quarterback.
Poor Mike Pence , he's so close to being President of the United States, and yet, he's so unbelievably craven and morally bankrupt in every way, forced to eternity to lick the boots of one Donald Trump over, and over, and over again. Actually, on second thought, not poor Mike Pence.
The US vice president, Mike Pence, has left an American football game after some of the players dropped to one knee during the national anthem. The former Indiana governor flew in for the Indianapolis Colts-San Francisco 49ers game on Sunday but he did not stay long.
Vice President Mike Pence has left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem. The former Indiana governor flew in so he could watch Peyton Manning's jersey retirement ceremony on Sunday.
Vice President Mike Pence walked out of Sunday's NFL game in Indianapolis after several San Francisco 49ers players took a knee during the national anthem. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Pence said in a tweet that, "I left today's Colts game because President Trump and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem."
Vice-President Mike Pence stated earlier today that he was at the game in Indianapolis to help honor the career of Colts legend Peyton Manning. Looking forward to cheering for our @Colts & honoring the great career of #18 Peyton Manning at @LucasOilStadium today.
President Donald Trump says reaching out to Democrats for help in getting immigration legislation is difficult because "the Democrats don't want secure borders." . President Donald Trump says reaching out to Democrats for help in getting immigration legislation is difficult because "the Democrats don't want secure borders."
There was a significant decrease in NFL players kneeling during the national anthem this Sunday as compared to last, but almost half of Colin Kaepernick's old team took a knee. Kapernick began his national anthem protest over a year ago on the San Francisco 49ers.
Donald Trump's attacks on the NFL players who protest racism and police brutality has backfired tremendously. Now even Michael Hayden, a four-star general who served in the military for 39 years and went on to serve as national security adviser and head the CIA, has taken a side -- and it's not with Trump.
Last year San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt for the National Anthem in protest of police treatment of black Americans. Since then the protests against the US national anthem have grown.