“You have to stand proudly for the national anthem and the NFL owners did the right thing with that if that's what they've done,” Trump told “Fox & Friends’” Brian Kilmeade in an interview aired Thursday. Trump credited the fans for pushing the NFL, while blasting players who don't stand and even suggesting they shouldn't be in the country. "I don’t think people should be staying in the locker rooms, but still I think it’s good. I think the people pushed it forward,” Trump told Fox News. NFL players have shown their patriotism through their social activism, their community service, in support of our military and law enforcement and yes, through their protests to raise awareness about the issues they care about,” the NFL players’ union said in a statement.

Source: Fox News May 24, 2018 10:41 UTC