Trump Responds to NFL Statement on Players Standing for National Anthem
Members of the Dallas Cowboys take a knee before the start of the national anthem at an NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 25, 2017. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it was “about time” the NFL required players to stand for the national anthem.
A day earlier, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to team owners saying that the NFL believes “that everyone should stand for the National Anthem.”
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