U.S. President Donald Trump has heaped praises on NFL Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for warning his players to either stand to honour the flag during the National anthem or sit on the bench for every game.
Jones, a considered Trump friend made the announcement on Monday morning shortly after Cowboys’ 35-31 loss to the Green Bay Packers, stressing that “I know this, we cannot … in the NFL in any way give the implication that we tolerate disrespecting the flag. We know that there is a serious debate in this country about those issues, but there is no question in my mind that the National Football League and the Dallas Cowboys are going to stand up for the flag. So we’re clear.”
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Trump in a tweet wrote, “A big salute to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, who will BENCH players who disrespect our Flag.”Stand for Anthem or sit for game!…”
A big salute to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, who will BENCH players who disrespect our Flag."Stand for Anthem or sit for game!"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 10, 2017
It is however surprising that, Jones gave the warnings given the fact that, he and the rest of the team kneeled arm-in-arm before the national anthem before a game against the Arizona Cardinals two weeks ago. But, the owner seemed to have reasoned with Trump and has now received the commendation of the President.
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