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President Trump is taking the debate over national anthem protests to the people.
Apparently tired of waiting for the National Football League to take decisive action against players who refuse to stand for the national anthem, the president has taken matters into his own hands.
Trump is asking supporters who believe in standing for “The Star-Spangled Banner” to sign a petition launched on the GOP website.
“The President has asked for a list of supporters who stand for the National Anthem. Add your name below to show your patriotism and support,” reads the petition issued on Thursday by the Trump Make America Great Again Committee.
Do you stand for the Anthem? If so, add your name.https://t.co/D24GNNdjpm pic.twitter.com/HsOLhRy0Nd
— GOP (@GOP) October 19, 2017
Trump is putting pressure on the NFL after commissioner Roger Goodell announced this week, after meeting with players and team owners, that the NFL would not require players to stand for the anthem.
Roger Goodell meets with NFL owners about protests, then makes gobsmacking announcement https://t.co/GnCZF25zYk pic.twitter.com/DovDVUDak7
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) October 18, 2017
Firing off a tweet on Wednesday, Trump, who has repeatedly called the protests disrespectful to veterans and the military, called the NFL’s decision,“Too much talk, not enough action,”
The NFL has decided that it will not force players to stand for the playing of our National Anthem. Total disrespect for our great country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2017
.@NFL: Too much talk, not enough action. Stand for the National Anthem.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2017
It remains to be seen if a petition will influence any decision by the league to take action against protesting players, as the president suggested when he called for them to be fired if they refused to honor the flag. The NFL went ahead and endorsed criminal justice reform legislation Monday, in spite of the outcry of Americans and fans who have called on the NFL to focus on the sport.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.
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