NFL/PROTESTS: “I don’t want to see people kneel for the national anthem, for the American flag. You stand, be proud. Put your hand on your heart. Salute, if you’d like to do that, but you have to show respect. There are plenty of places and plenty of things you can protest. I was very disappointed in the NFL when they came out with a statement. I was very disappointed in U.S. Soccer. We support U.S. Soccer and now they go out and they say that you can do whatever you want. No, we have to show respect for our flag and for our national anthem.”
-Donald Trump as quoted by “Trump talks racial injustice, Confederate monuments, the NFL in one-on-one interview,” wjla.com, June 17, 2020