INDIANAPOLIS — Vice-President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem Sunday, the latest move by President Donald Trump’s administration to clash with NFL players over patriotism and public demonstrations. After Pence’s walkout, Trump tweeted: “I asked @VP Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. Period.”The Cowboys knelt arm-in-arm before the national anthem when they played at Arizona two weeks ago. The NFL players’ union said in a statement Sunday night that discussions about issues by the league’s players should not be stifled. “NFL players are union members and part of the labour movement that has woven the fabric of America for generations,” the NFLPA’s statement read.

Source: National Post October 08, 2017 18:10 UTC