The 8 Best Tweets about Trump’s Critique of NFL Football Players Who ‘Take a Knee’

This weekend, the President of the United States decided to taunt football players who are exercising their First Amendment right to engage in political protest.  No, I take that back. He did more than “taunt.”  He suggested that the owners of the NFL teams should fire these players.  

“If a player wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL,or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect…our Great American Flag (or Country) and should stand for the National Anthem. If not, YOU’RE FIRED. Find something else to do!”

This is a problem, of course, for the NFL, for our Constitutional rights, and for America.  For conservatives who have been decrying the “politicization of sports,” suddenly the President himself became the biggest triggered snowflake around. And now, more NFL players than ever are taking the knee to defy the President.

Here are the best tweets related to this ridiculous development:

talk radio’s moved on from PC culture is killing our country to NFL players should be fired for not conforming to my idea of patriotism

— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) September 23, 2017

I expected Trump to damage our government, our politics, conservatism and the Republican Party. But pro football?

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 24, 2017

Seven owners spent at least $1 million to elect Trump. They likely thought they were buying “tax reform.” They probably won’t even get that. https://t.co/aXn3JitD9q

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) September 23, 2017

You can be pro-America and anti-Trump. https://t.co/d9ZScJdkiU

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 24, 2017

I’m confident we’ll contain & transcend Trump. But the damage Trump’s now doing to our national comity & civic fabric is genuinely alarming.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 24, 2017

Honor the flag & the USA, said the man who argued former POW @SenJohnMcCain isn’t a war hero because “I like people who weren’t captured.”

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 24, 2017

The lone steeler who came out for the national anthem served 3 tours in Afghanistan. Incredible. He didn’t #TakeTheKnee pic.twitter.com/XOHV8jTeTJ

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 24, 2017

LeBron James Explains Why Trump’s Attack On The NFL Is Personal- thus spoke King James:) https://t.co/0U5DWDTPz3

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) September 24, 2017

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