Players from up to eleven teams across the league have continued their protests against racial injustice during Week 7's slate of NFL games. And of course, Donald Trump isn't feeling it at all.
Nearly one week after commissioner Roger Goodell got a bevy of players and owners to sit down and discuss putting the demonstrations to rest, the President took to Twitter to express his disappointment with the results so far.
"Two dozen NFL players continue to kneel during the National Anthem, showing total disrespect to our flag and country. No leadership in NFL!" Trump tweeted on Monday morning (Oct. 23). The message was a reinforcement of several messages the Commander-In-Chief has sent out in condemnation of the league over the past month.
"Too much talk, not enough action," he tweeted prior to last weeks meeting. Hours later he'd react in disappointment to news that owners had determined they won't punish players who do not stand, calling the decision "total disrespect for our great country."
According to data compiled by Business Insider, 37 of the 300 or so tweets that Trump has dispensed over the past 30 days have made mention of the NFL protests. That's 12% of his total Twitter output, making it the second most tweeted/retweeted subject on his page. The President has made the National Anthem controversy such a pivotal part of his play to appease supporters, that he's attacked the league and its players more than he has targeted "fake news," which was mentioned in 28 tweets this month.
