The kneeling triggered fierce debates across the country and criticism from President Trump. This is an un-American act taken to placate an authoritarian leader,” Siskind wrote. Radley Balko of the Washington Post chimed in, “So the NFL pans to defend America by imposing fines for protesting excessive and abusive acts by government. You know, just like the Founding Fathers would have done.”Balko’s Washington Post colleague Max J. Rosenthal thinks Americans should skip the national anthem altogether. Since the anthem protesting began, the NFL has donated nearly $100 million to social justice causes supported by some players, despite critics' claims that it was meant purely to appease activist athletes.

Source: Fox News May 23, 2018 18:06 UTC