The Trump Make America Great Again Committee, POTUS's campaign committee, launches a petition encouraging signatures by those who stand for the national anthem. The petition states "[t]he President h…
POTUS, not pleased with the NFL's announcement following its annual meeting that the league will not require players to stand during the national anthem, sends two tweets in response. The first state…
Reports surface about a letter written by the Jacksonville Jaguars in which Jaguars president, Mark Lamping, apologizes for the team's September 24, 2017 protest during the national anthem in London, …
Report surfaces that Georgia State representative, Earl Ehrhart (R-23), exchanged text messages with the county sheriff, Neil Warren, wherein Ehrhart takes credit for a policy change which kept protes…
NFL Commissioner confirms following the first day of the league's annual meeting, in which anthem discussions were prominently featured, that no rule will be instituted mandating players stand for the…
During a press conference in the Rose Garden, POTUS responds to a question about remarks made by his 2016 election opponent, Hillary Clinton, in which she expressed support for the NFL players' protes…
Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, writes a letter to the NFL and NFLPA stating that players should stand for the anthem and change the focus of their protest. Walker noted "[i]t is time for players…
Kaepernick files a grievance alleging that NFL owners colluded, in violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, to deny him employment on the basis of his peaceful protest against racism during t…
German Soccer team Hertha Berlin becomes the first international sports organization to take a knee in support of the anthem protests against racism. Players, including coaching staff and officials, …
POTUS includes his thoughts on the NFL protests in this week's address. After remarks on flag symbology and history, POTUS stated "[b]efore watching a football game, you want to see those players be …