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Donald Trump calls for NFL to set a rule forbidding players from kneeling during national anthem

 
The Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry Jones, center, take a knee prior to the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Monday in Glendale, Ariz. [AP photo]
The Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry Jones, center, take a knee prior to the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Monday in Glendale, Ariz. [AP photo]
Published Sept. 26, 2017

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is up and tweeting, and his target is the NFL.

Continuing his offensive against players who refuse to stand for the national anthem, Trump called for the league to "set a rule that you can't kneel during our National Anthem!"

Trump says "ratings for NFL football are way down except before game starts when people tune in to see whether or not our country will be disrespected."

He also says that booing at the Dallas game Monday night when the team dropped to its knees was the "loudest I have ever heard."

Following a weekend of kneeling and protesting across the NFL, the Cowboys and their owner displayed their own version of unity Monday night by kneeling on the field before rising as a group before the playing of the national anthem.

Trump noted in this tweets that the team stood for the anthem: "Big progress being made- we all love our country."