Obama Says NFL Right to Address Domestic Violence After Ray Rice Case
He says he’s glad the National Football League is clamping down on athlete misbehavior.
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a meeting of The President's Export Council in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 11, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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President Barack Obama said he’s glad the National Football League is clamping down on athlete misbehavior in the wake of the domestic abuse case involving Ray Rice and after years of professional ballplayers getting into trouble.
“You’ve got responsibilities to your fans and your employers,” Obama said today in a live interview from the White House on ESPN Radio. “And you’ve got to be treated the same way as other people when you do make mistakes.”