- President Donald Trump has again voiced his firm stance against NFL national anthem protests and demanded NFL commissioner Roger Goodell "make a stand."
- Trump floated his own idea for the organization's policy: "First time kneeling, out for game. Second time kneeling, out for season/no pay!"
- Trump's comments follows the NFL and the National Football League Players Association decision to suspend and reevaluate the existing policy.
- Kneeling, which began as a way of protesting police brutality and racial injustice, was criticized by some who believed it was unpatriotic and disrespectful.
President Donald Trump voiced his firm stance against the NFL national anthem protests that split the sports and politics community throughout the 2017 season.
"The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again - can't believe it!," Trump said in a tweet on Friday. "Isn't it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart?"
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