WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday appeared to support the Dallas Mavericks’ decision to nix the National Anthem at games — telling reporters that national pride includes knowing that Americans “haven’t lived up to our highest ideals.” At a White House press conference, spokeswoman Jen Psaki was asked what […]
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Mark Cuban would join Mavericks players for anthem protest
As several athletes across all sports have declared they will kneel during the national anthem for their upcoming season in solidarity with the racial injustice protests around the country, one NBA owner has expressed his desire to join his players. In an interview with ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” on Thursday, […]
Trump won’t watch NFL, US soccer if players kneel during anthem
President Trump said he will tune out the NFL and the United States national soccer team if their players take a knee during the national anthem. The president in a series of tweets and retweets on Saturday backed comments made by GOP Reps. Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz about the […]
Most Americans now agree with Colin Kaepernick’s protest: poll
What a difference four years makes. Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who polarized the nation in 2016 when he knelt during the national anthem, now has the support of a majority of Americans, according to a new poll. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, 52% of Americans […]