President Donald Trump Sends Stern Warning To NFL if Players Start Kneeling During Anthem

President Donald Trump made it clear back in 2016 that he would never tolerate athletes kneeling during the National Anthem.

Fast forward to 2020 and his stance remains the same, even going as far to call it “disgraceful” that NBA players were protesting before games during the league restart in Orlando. LeBron James responded, saying “we could care less” what President Trump’s opinion is on the matter or if he refuses to watch NBA games.

Over the weekend, Trump mentioned the NBA during a press conference before moving on to the NFL. He said he’s been trying to help the NFL come back but will refuse to help “if they start kneeling.”

"We're trying to help the NFL. As long as they stand for our national anthem, as long as they honor our flag and our country—if they start kneeling I'm not going to be helping them much. They might come back but I won't be watching. Neither will a lot of other people,” Trump said pic.twitter.com/9Di3ZLKL2V

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 15, 2020

Trump complains about the NBA. He then says he's trying to help the NFL come back but "if they start kneeling" he won't help them anymore.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 15, 2020

NFL players are expected to kneel during the National Anthem like never before, especially in the current climate where the nation has been upset over the very public deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

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