‘Next time the NFL should suspend him for the season’: Donald Trump blasts Marshawn Lynch for sitting down during the Star Spangled Banner but standing for the Mexican national anthem
Trump accused Marshawn Lynch of booing during the national anthem Sunday
He said the Raiders running back should be suspended for the rest of the season
Lynch sat as usual for the US anthem during Sunday game in Mexico City
He then stood for the Mexican anthem, drawing attention to the contrast
Elsewhere in the NFL, five other players protested during the anthem Sunday
By KEITH GRIFFITH
DAILYMAIL.COM
20 November 2017
President Donald Trump has slammed Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch for continuing to sit for the Star Spangled Banner, despite standing for the Mexican anthem before a game on Sunday.
In an early morning tweet on Monday, Trump accused Lynch of booing during the US national anthem and said the NFL should suspend him for the ‘remainder of season’.
‘Marshawn Lynch of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders stands for the Mexican Anthem and sits down to boos for our National Anthem,’ Trump wrote. ‘Great disrespect!
‘Next time NFL should suspend him for remainder of season. Attendance and ratings way down.’
Lynch’s sitting protest took place on Sunday before the Raiders played the New England Patriots at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.
The football star has not stood for the US national anthem since returning from retirement this season.
His protest came during the third regular season game the National Football League has ever played in Mexico.
The odd contrast of sitting for his own country’s anthem before standing to honor the host nation’s flag drew both scorn and support after Boston Globe reporter Ben Volin posted pictures of the incident on Twitter.
‘He may want to investigate race issues in Mexico,’ attorney John B O’Keefe wrote on Twitter.
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