Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defended President Trump's comments on the NFL Sunday, saying sports leagues should question whether their players should be allowed to refuse to stand during the national anthem.
"The NFL has all different kinds of rules," Mnuchin said on ABC's "This Week." "You can't have stickers on your helmet, you have to have your jerseys tucked in. I think what the president is saying is that the owners should have a rule that players should have to stand and respect the national anthem. this isn't about Democrats, it's not about Republicans, it's not about race. It's not about free speech. They can do free speech on their own time. This is about respect for the military and the first responders in the country."
Mnuchin raised an incident from this summer when Dallas Cowboys players were told they could not wear stickers on their helmets to honor Dallas police officers who were killed.
"The NFL is picking and choosing what they want to enforce," Mnuchin said.
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Like cockroaches the disease is spreading. Now infecting the NBA. And I heard there was a baseball player now that kneeled for the National Anthem. You have a choice. Watch the sports and support their disrespect. Or suck-it-up and turn them off. Not just for now, but forever. Put them all out of business. For me not a big deal. I love to go to any game, and I have a great time, but to watch sports on TV, no thanks. I always found it boring.
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Me and my 'puter. That's about it. :) Did you see this? https://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2017/09/scarborough-nfl-players-refusing-to.html
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