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Donald Trump: “The NFL is in a very bad box. You cannot have people disrespecting our national anthem, flag and our country and that's…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2017
The NFL is in a very bad box. You cannot have people disrespecting our national anthem, flag and our country and that's what they're doing. In my opinion the NFL has to change or you know what's going to happen, their business is going to go to hell.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida
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Editor's note · Context

Trump criticizes NFL players for disrespecting the national anthem and warns of negative consequences for the league.

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