Page 5 - Anthem Protests News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Being used as photo ops and political props. as we were -- not to make this even more about philadelphia, i think back to the rapper meek mill deciding not to have a meeting with trump after he was released from jail and this idea that, you know, some people would say, shouldn't these players show up and shouldn't they express their disagreement to donald trump. as the mayor of philadelphia just said a few moments ago, what is the political gain if you are a player perhaps who disagrees with the president on this, who thinks the president has been insensitive on these anthem protests or on iss...

Of the people don't want to see you. to make it about the anthem is foolish. so do fans who agree with today's white house statement that the vast majority of eagles team decided to abandon their fans. >> when someone is invited to the white house, youuld go. it is no brainer to abandoned the whole count country -- by not going to the white house. >> we stand united with the eagles 100%. >> reporter: and it is clear that trump who criticized players who kneel to protest racial racial injustice has drawn a cultural wedge in this country. >> it is racism as much as anything. >> on the part of --...

It is not about the anthem. it is about the inequity of policing and criminal justice. >> jerry jones of the cowboys reported by the "wall street journal" said in a deposition that president trump once told him, this is a very winning strong issue for me, tell everyone you can't win this one. this one lifts me. this is about anthem protests and inequity in the justice system during the anthem. do you think it is working? >> i think what trump is trying to do, he's not trying to unite us, he's being divisive so i think working. if you see mike pence when the nfl came out he tweeted winning. tha...

Joining me. and sarah sanders said the eagles are orchestrating a political stunt by offering only a small number of players coming insteadthe 80 plus and coaching staff. what is your response. initial everybody in the organization and you have the roster and then this the coaches. so the number is about correct for the whole organization. well as you noted on the show, that a number of guys have saidd the day of this -- the day of the super bowl and the day after the super bowl they weren't coming and gave specific reasons. an so this white house has twisted the truth and on a number of occas...

To show up. the president blames the anthem protests. >> he's saying it's not me they're rejecting, i america. when, in fact -- >> these players don't like president trump. >> here's a fact. not one single philadelphia eagle took a knee or stayed in the locker room during the national anthem this past season. and a taxing fight. the republican billionaire koch brothers square off against the republican president over mr. trump's new tariffs and potential impacts. we begin today with the president's former campaign manager, now facing jail time for allegedly trying to get potential witnesses ...