White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that anti-racism protests should not be directed at the flag. Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the anthem in protest of police brutality and racial inequities last year. No NFL team has signed Kaepernick for this season. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has expressed pride that his team has not joined in anthem protests, last month calling other athletes' actions "really disappointing." At the same time as he berated the NFL, Trump praised car-racing league NASCAR, which saw no protests at its Sunday race in New Hampshire.

Source: The Star September 25, 2017 20:26 UTC