Trump’s War With NFL Threatens to Overshadow Rollout of Tax Plan
- President draws bipartisan ire for criticizing player protests
- Republicans, corporations counting on tax cut in overhaul
Trump's NFL Criticism Distracts From Tax Reform
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The big thing Wall Street and corporate America really want from President Donald Trump is a tax cut. And on the week when that plan is being revealed, Trump instead is asking Americans to choose sides between kneeling football players and the U.S. flag.
“The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race,” Trump tweeted Monday after players and some owners at stadiums across the U.S. on Sunday locked arms, refused to stand for the national anthem or participated in other forms of protest. “It is about respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem. NFL must respect this!”