VP Mike Pence Walks Out of NFL Game After Players Kneel During Anthem
Vice President Mike Pence speaks in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a mass shooting, on Oct. 7, 2017.
On Oct. 8, Pence walked out of an NFL game when some players refused to stand for the national anthem.
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Vice President Mike Pence tweeted on Sunday that he left an NFL game after several players from the San Francisco 49ers knelt during the national anthem.
“I left today’s Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem,” Pence posted to his Twitter account on Sunday.
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
