NFL commissioner, players' union angrily denounce Trump
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/nfl-commissioner-players-union-angrily-denounce-trump/
The National Football League and its players' union on
Saturday angrily denounced President Donald Trump for
suggesting that owners fire players who kneel during the
national anthem and that fans consider walking out in protest
"when somebody disrespects our flag." ... On the issue of
violence on the field, Trump said players are
being thrown out for aggressive tackles, and it's "not the same game."
Over the past several seasons, the NFL and college football have
increased penalties and enforcement for illegal hits to the head and
for hitting defenseless players. A July report on 202 former football
players found evidence of a debilitating brain disease linked to
repeated head blows in nearly all of them. The league has agreed to
pay $1 billion to retired players who claimed it misled them about the
concussion dangers of playing football. During his campaign, Trump
often expressed nostalgia for the "old days" -- claiming, for example,
that protesters at his rallies would have been carried out on
stretchers back then. He recently suggested police officers should be
rougher with criminals and shouldn't protect their heads when pushing
them into squad cars.
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Chump's sick, twisted, lying rants make Kim Jong-un's bizarre
blatherings seem almost sane by comparison. That's truly terrifying.
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