#TakeTheKnee: Internet Explodes After Trump Calls on NFL to Fire Players He Says Are ‘Disrespecting Our Flag’

‘I Like When People Who Told Me to Respect the Confederate Flag Last Month Scream About Respecting the US Flag This Month’

Social media exploded Sunday after President Donald Trump called on the NFL to fire players he charges are “disrespecting” America and the American flag. The president Friday launched a hostile campaign against what many see as free speech and the right to protest, calling NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick a “son of a b*tch” for his silent protests. Kaepernick, now a free agent, has refused to stand for the National Anthem to draw attention to racism, racial inequality, oppression of people of color, and police killing Black people. 

Trump at a campaign rally Friday, then over the weekend has called on NFL owners to fire players who refuse to stand for the National Anthem. 

The President, in a shocking moment, also rescinded a White House invitation that was not even formally yet made, to the NBA’s Stephen Curry, who had said he would refuse to attend a traditional celebration in the Oval Office.

Many have noted that Trump and his administration have repeatedly attacked people of color over the past week, starting with ESPN’s Jemele Hill, who called the president a “white supremacist,” then Kaepernick, then Curry. The vast majority of NFL players are also Black. 

Trump is trying to force people to take sides, and the lines he’s drawn are country and flag vs. oppression of Black people. He’s dead wrong, and Americans see right through him.

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On Twitter, many are angry and furious with President Trump, while others are mocking him and noting the transparency of his racism.

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