President Trump denounced the National Football League for a second time Wednesday after the league’s commissioner announced it would not punish players who kneel during the national anthem.
“@NFL: Too much talk, not enough action. Stand for the National Anthem,” Trump tweeted.
.@NFL: Too much talk, not enough action. Stand for the National Anthem.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2017
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday that players who chose not to stand during the national anthem would not face any penalties, a decision that earlier in the day Wednesday the president said showed “total disrespect” to the United States.
Players began taking a knee during the national anthem again this season en masse after Trump last month called on team owners to fire players who did so. The demonstrations began as a sign of protest by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to draw attention to multiple officer-involved police shootings that took the lives of African Americans.
