Senators Criticize National Anthem Protests

Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) criticizes the NFL player protests during the national anthem, calling them disrespectful and inappropriate. Toomey states that the protests fail to honor military veterans …

POTUS Condemns NFL to “Hell” Absent An Anti-Protest Rule

While speaking to reporters at the White House, POTUS responds to questions regarding the NFL protests and states that the NFL's business model will go to hell unless it enacts a rule prohibiting prot…

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Pens Open Letter to POTUS

Representative Richmond follows up his September 25, 2017 statement with a letter to POTUS.  The letter expresses Richmond's "utter disgust" with POTUS's handling of race relations in general, and the…

Louisiana Governor Says NFL Protests Are Not The “Right Thing to Do”

After several New Orleans Saints remained seated during the national anthem on Sunday September 24, 2017, Governor John Bel Edwards stated that though the players had a constitutional right to engage …

POTUS Addresses NFL Protests During Foreign Visit Press Conference, Comments on Ratings and MNF

During a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, POTUS answered questions about the ongoing feud with the NFL. He repeated statements that protests during the anthem were dis…

Another Congressional Member Kneels in Support of NFL Players

Congressman Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) takes a knee on the House floor in solidarity with  NFL players' protest against racial inequality and injustice.  Pocan went on to note that he found the act of taking…

Roger Goodell Calls Meeting to Discuss NFL Player Protests

Roger Goodell held a round table meeting attended by 25 owners, executives, and players to discuss the anthem protests.  One player, Jonathan Cassilas of the New York Giants, attended the meeting and …

Lawmakers Suggest Eliminating NFL Tax Reprieves in Response to Protests

Republican lawmakers angered by NFL players' protests during the national anthem suggest that tax incentives provided to NFL teams at the state and federal level should be eliminated; lawmakers assert…

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Issues Statement NFL Protest Controversy

Cedric Richmond, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, releases a statement on POTUS's "petty" and "prejudiced" remarks.  Richmond emphasized that after having read the sundry statements by the NFL…

Congresswoman “Takes a Knee” In Support of NFL Protests

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) utilized a special congressional procedural to register her objections to POTUS's anthem protest condemnations and to defend the First Amendment. Lee stated "…