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Rush mocks NFL national anthem protests: ‘There's no way Trump loses this'
[Wash Times] Radio host Rush Limbaugh ‐ also an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan ‐ has a message for President Trump after a weekend of national-anthem protests in the NFL: owners are "scared to death."Dozens of pro football players ‐ at least some in every game Sunday ‐ refused to stand during "The Star-Spangled Banner" in reaction to Mr. Trump’s recent statement that protesters should be fired. Mr. Limbaugh told millions of listeners that conservatives should cheer because the decision by players to politicize the sport is backfiring. "The left is attempting to publicly damage, take hold, whatever, of the NFL," Mr. Limbaughsaid. "And people who are not political ‐ and there are a lot of those in this country, more than you would think ‐ are seeing it. And they don’t like it, and now there’s a president speaking out against it. In public, it is Democrats who are now showing up to be the party supporting actions against the flag. The Democrats are being seen as the party that encourages protest against the anthem and the country itself. I’m telling you, sports media guys and gals, there’s no way Donald Trump loses this, the way you’ve got it going." Mr. Limbaugh also acknowledged during the broadcast that Sunday’s protests prompted him to actively avoid a Steelers game for the first time in over four decades. Posted by: Besoeker 2017-09-26 |
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