USA Today reports:
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to once again criticize the idea of kneeling during the national anthem. In a series of tweets and retweets, Trump implied he would not be watching United States national soccer team games or NFL games if there’s kneeling during the anthem.
Quote tweeting a story reporting Rep. Matt Gaetz’s thoughts on U.S. Soccer’s recent repeal of a rule that required national team players to stand for the anthem, Trump wrote, “I won’t be watching much anymore!”
He followed that up with a quote tweet of Rep. Jim Jordan on a similar story, adding: “And it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also, but not with me watching!”
I won’t be watching much anymore! https://t.co/s8nCg9EJSW
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2020
And it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also, but not with me watching! https://t.co/aGfBaK7RNA
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2020
I’d rather the US not have a soccer team than have a soccer team that won’t stand for the National Anthem.
You shouldn’t get to play under our flag as our national team if you won’t stand when it is raised.
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) June 11, 2020