Did Trump’s tweet make it safer for NFL players to kneel for the anthem?

Authors

N. Jeremi DuruFollow
Tracy Jan

Abstract

The controversy over football players kneeling in protest during the national anthem could have simply remained a labor dispute within the NFL. But then President Trump tweeted that tax breaks should be revoked for a league that disrespects "our Anthem, Flag and Country."

Repository Citation

N. Jeremi Duru & Tracy Jan, Did Trump’s tweet make it safer for NFL players to kneel for the anthem?, Washington Post (2017).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/1948