Trump says he will no longer watch US soccer teams after anthem policy change
Guardian sport and agencies
Sun 14 Jun 2020 09.04 EDT
Donald Trump says he will no longer watch the US national soccer teams after a 2017 policy requiring players to stand during the anthem was repealed.
On Saturday, the president responded on Twitter to criticism from Florida Republican Matt Gaetz about the new anthem policy. I wont be watching much anymore! wrote Trump.
On Wednesday, the US Soccer repealed a rule that requires all players to stand during the anthem. The policy was originally put in place after USWNT star Megan Rapinoe knelt during the anthem in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. US Soccers decision came in the wake of protests across the United States against police brutality and racism.
We have not done enough to listen especially to our players to understand and acknowledge the very real and meaningful experiences of Black and other minority communities in our country. We apologize to our players especially our Black players staff, fans, and all who support eradicating racism, US Soccer said in a statement on Wednesday. Sports are a powerful platform for good, and we have not used our platform as effectively as we should have. We can do more on these specific issues and we will.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/14/donald-trump-megan-rapinoe-us-soccer-anthem-standing-policy
no_hypocrisy
(46,215 posts)lettucebe
(2,337 posts)katmondoo
(6,457 posts)Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)support.
NOT
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,858 posts)Don't you have bigger issues to think about, Plump?!
handmade34
(22,758 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,812 posts)In fact, I severely doubt that the US men's and women's national teams actually even think of Trump these days.
#newrostrong
unas3
(22 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,877 posts)"Soccer isn't an American game; it's full of foreigners with their vuvuzuelas and girly short pants and it's just a dumb sport that little kids and poor people play."
gab13by13
(21,416 posts)it's a communist sport and they should have hung Pele' from a light post.
I actually heard that statement from a red neck in my little red neck town.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,877 posts)gab13by13
(21,416 posts)Submariner
(12,510 posts)and drive him mad.
paleotn
(17,989 posts)Donnie Two Hands won't be tuning in.
Like the magats who say..."I ain't watchin' thu NFL no more". Since there's just a handful of you low disposable income jackasses, I'm pretty sure the NFL doesn't give two shits what you think. Apparently, neither does NASCAR. The same with soccer or football for the rest of the world. Magats still think soccer is a foreign abomination meant to turn young Amurcin males into girly men. I've actually heard that. But, since they're not big viewers of the game anyway, I doubt US Soccer will be impacted. So go live your angry, little, menial lives, magats. The world doesn't give a shit what you think.
tanyev
(42,629 posts)PSPS
(13,620 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,815 posts)Good for you, Mr. President.
You keep on fighting for what you believe.